Seoul: Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye’s defence lawyers have resigned en masse in protest at what they called a biased corruption trial, as the ex-leader described the proceedings as “political revenge”.
Geun-hye faces multiple charges including bribery, coercion and abuse of power for offering governmental favours to tycoons, and is being held in custody.
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