S. Korea court slashes ex-president's jail term by 10 years


This file photo taken on Nov 29, 2016 shows South Korean President Park Geun-Hye speaking during an address to the nation, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. A Seoul court on Friday slashed the disgraced official's prison terms by 10 years, in what should be the final ruling over the corruption scandal that brought her down from her post. - AFP

Seoul, July 10 (AFP): A Seoul court on Friday slashed disgraced former president Park Geun-hye's prison terms by 10 years, in what should be the final ruling over the corruption scandal that brought her down.

The country's first female president was impeached in 2017 after huge street protests against her rule.

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