S. Korea's top court upholds ex-president Park's 20-year jail term

In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, arrives to attend a hearing on the extension of her detention at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea’s top court upheld 20-year prison term for Park over corruption on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. - AP

SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's top court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for disgraced former president Park Geun-hye on Thursday (Jan 14), in the final ruling over the corruption scandal that brought her down.

The decision brings to an end an extended legal process that involved multiple trials and appeals, including a previous Supreme Court hearing.