MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Choi is accused of using her close ties with Park to extort money from Korean businesses. Park also reportedly used to ask Choi’s opinion of her public speeches and let her correct them.
"I generally acknowledge the charge against me and my statements made to the prosecution. But I was simply trying to assist the president," Jeong told a district court in Seoul, as quoted by the Yonhap news agency.
Park’s close aide is reportedly suspected of sending 47 classified documents to Choi and providing her with drafts of Park’s speeches. He confessed the president instructed him to get feedback from her long-time friend.
The scandal that embroiled Choi last year has led to Park’s impeachment and brought thousands of people to the streets across South Korea to demand her resignation.
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