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South Korea prosecutors charge ousted leader Park and Lotte chief with bribery

A supporter of South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-hye holds up Park's portrait during a rally in front of a prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea, March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors on Monday charged ousted president Park Geun-hye and Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin with bribery in the latest twist to a corruption scandal that rocked the country for months.

Prosecutors charged Shin without detaining him.

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