South Korea ex-president’s 20-year jail term upheld


Seoul: South Korea’s top court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for disgraced former president Park Geun-hye (pic) in the final ruling over the corruption scandal that brought her down.

Yesterday’s decision brought to an end an extended legal process that involved multiple trials and appeals, including a previous Supreme Court hearing.

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