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Seoul Court Sentences Former S Korean President Park to 24 Years in Prison
Seoul Court Sentences Former S Korean President Park to 24 Years in Prison
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TOKYO (Sputnik) - The Seoul Central District Court has sentenced former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who was ousted and arrested in March 2017 due to... 06.04.2018, Sputnik International
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Seoul Court Sentences Former S Korean President Park to 24 Years in Prison
07:18 GMT 06.04.2018 (Updated: 07:43 GMT 06.04.2018) TOKYO (Sputnik) - The Seoul Central District Court has sentenced former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who was ousted and arrested in March 2017 due to a massive corruption scandal, to 24 years in prison.
The court hearing was broadcast live by South Korea’s largest television channels.
The political scandal around Park broke out in October 2016, when she was accused of having allowed her longtime friend and close associate Choi Soon-sil, who did not hold any official post, to get involved in state affairs. She was also accused of being complicit in Choi’s extortion of $54.9 million from big conglomerates, including Samsung, in exchange for business favors.
READ MORE: Ex-S Korea President Park Denies Corruption-Related Charges at 1st Court Hearing
The scandal led to Park’s impeachment in December 2016, which was confirmed by the country's Constitutional Court on March 10. Twenty days later, on March 30, she was arrested. During the court hearings, South Korean prosecutors demanded that the former president be sentenced to 30 years in jail and asked the court to fine her $110 million.
