South Korean courtroom upholds 20-year jail time period for ex-president Park Geun-hye over corruption

2021-01-14 03:30:08

South Korea’s Supreme Court docket on Thursday upheld a 20-year jail time period for former President Park Geun-hye over bribery and different crimes because it wrapped up a historic corruption case that marked a hanging fall from grace for the nation’s first feminine chief and conservative icon.The ruling means Park, who was ousted from workplace and arrested in 2017, doubtlessly serves a mixed 22 years behind bars, following a separate conviction for illegally meddling in her social gathering’s candidate nominations forward…