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Former South Korean President Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison by Rizstar: 8:46am On Apr 06, 2018
Former South Korean President Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison.

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean court has found former President Park Geun-hye guilty on multiple counts of abuse of power, bribery and coercion and sentenced her to 24 years in prison.
Park's conviction brings to close a corruption scandal which gripped South Korea, upending the country's politics and implicating some of the country's most powerful figures.

"The President abused the power which was given to her by the citizens," the judge said, adding a tough sentence was needed to send a firm message to the country's future leaders. Prosecutors had asked for Park to receive a 30 year sentence.

Park was found guilty of 16 of the 18 charges she faced, related to a massive influence-peddling case that removed her from office last year. As well as the prison sentence she was also fined $17 million.
The former president was not in the Seoul Central District Court to hear the verdict. Park and her lawyers refused to participate after the court decided to live broadcast the judgment, the first time this has happened in South Korea, after a law was passed last year to enable it. Park is expected to appeal.

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/04/06/asia/south-korea-park-geun-hye-corruption-intl/index.html

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Re: Former South Korean President Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison by Rizstar: 8:53am On Apr 06, 2018
I wonder when this will happen in Nigeria. A lot of are supposed to be in jail in Nigeria.
Re: Former South Korean President Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison by emmysoftyou: 9:00am On Apr 06, 2018
Rizstar:
I wonder when this will happen in Nigeria. A lot of are supposed to be in jail in Nigeria.
when we are ready to face the government rather than jump into tribalism.
Until you and I are ready to face the government rather than facing ourselves.

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