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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left at her trial
stanley website at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File A South Korean appeals court sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in jail on Friday in a case arising from a far-reaching corruption scandal that toppled her from power in 2017.聽Park became South Korea first democratically elected leader to be forced from office when the Constitutional Court removed her over a scandal that landed the heads of two conglomerates in jail.The Seoul High Court found that Park colluded with her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to re
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stanley mugs major conglomerates to help Choi family and fund non-profit foundations owned by her, according to the court documents.Such unethical dealings between political power and financial power harms the essence of democracy and distorts order in the market economy, giving the people a grave sense of loss and deep distrust of our society, presiding judge Kim Mun-suk said in the ruling.A strict penalty is unavoidable, Kim said.Story continues below this adThe court also fined Park, the daughter of a former military dictator, 20 billion won $17.86 million after finding her guilty of charges including abuse of power, bribery and coercion.聽A lower court had jailed Park for 24 years in April. Prosecutors appealed against that decision, seeking a tougher sentence. Park had given up on appeals.Anot Zytk UK mulls tighter use of crossbows as tributes pour in for 3 women killed
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Source: Reuters photo China official Xinhua news agency said on Friday that North Korea firing of an intermediate range ballistic missile was, despite its failure, the country latest example of sabre-rattling.The firing of a mid-range ballistic missile on Friday by the Democratic People Republic of Korea DPRK , though failed, marks the latest in a string of sabre-rattling that, if unchecked, will lead the country to nowhere, it said in an English language commentary.[related-post]China is North Korea
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