S Korea tries impeached President Park Geun-hye
S Korea tries impeached President Park Geun-hye: The impeached president is facing charges which include bribery, abusing state power and leaking state secrets. She arrived at the court handcuffed and in a prison van; this was her first appearance in public since her arrest in March.
In South Korea maximum sentence for corruption in South Korea is life. Former President Park has been accused of colluding with her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to extort money from some of South Korea’s biggest companies in return for political favours. The list of companies included Samsung.
Ms Choi Soon-sil is also facing charges. Ms Choi Soon-sil sat alongside the former President Ms Park at the opening of the trial. Ms Choi Soon-sil also denies any wrongdoing.
During the trial in Seoul, the ex-president’s lawyers have said that there was “no reason for President Park to force companies to donate money which she was unable to use for herself”.
At the start of the trial, which will determine whether she completes a transition from the presidential palace to a prison cell, Park Geun-hye was asked what her occupation was, to which she replied “unemployed”.
The impeached president now faces months of trying to persuade the judges that she had not pressured companies into giving millions of dollars to the life-long friend who is sitting alongside her in court number 417; the two are separated only by a lawyer. Both the accused did not greet each with either a word or even a glance.
S Korea tries impeached President Park Geun-hye. S Korea tries impeached President Park Geun-hye.
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