Speaking to the press before he departs for Bahrain, Lee warned that the investigations would divide the public and stymie efforts for national security and economic growth.
"I am one of the people with a bit of expectation for the new government, but while watching the campaign to eliminate 'accumulated ills,' I have started to have suspicions about whether they really are reforms, or an expression of pent-up emotions or political reprisal," said Lee who ruled the country from 2008-2013.
Korean Program's political commentator Jung-sik Suh analyses the implications of the former President's media briefing at the airport.
