South Korean court extends former President Park Geun-hye's prison term to 25 years
A South Korean appeals court on Friday sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in jail, Yonhap news agency reported, in a case arising from a far-reaching corruption scandal that toppled her in 2017. Park became South Korea's first democratically elected leader to be ...
South Korea to probe alleged plan by military to quell Park Geun-hye protests
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered an special independent investigation into an allegation that the top military intelligence unit may have proposed an armed crackdown on peaceful candlelight vigils last year protesting the rule of Moon's predecessor, the presidential Blue House said Tuesday. Last ...
Former South Korean President Park found guilty of corruption
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was formally convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday, a year after she was driven from office and arrested over a corruption scandal that saw months of massive street rallies calling for her ouster. The conviction, ...
The corruption verdict and sentencing of South Korea's ousted ex-president Park Geun-hye will be televised live, a Seoul court said Tuesday, in a case that could see her jailed for up to 30 years. The 66-year-old daughter of a former dictator was impeached and arrested ...
South Korean prosecutors demand 30 years for ousted ex-President Park Geun-hye
Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year prison term for former South Korean President Park Geun-hye for alleged bribery, abuse of power and other crimes in a landmark corruption case that marked a stunning fall from grace for the country's first female leader and conservative ...
Supporters of ousted South Korean leader Park ask U.N. body to probe her detention conditions
Supporters of former South Korean president Park Geun-hye have asked a United Nations body to investigate whether her detention during her corruption trial prevented Park from accessing proper medical treatment, a barrister said on Tuesday. Park, ousted earlier this year and in detention since March, ...
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong sentenced to five years in prison for bribery
The conviction Friday of the heir to the Samsung business empire could add impetus to new President Moon Jae-in's campaign pledges to reform South Korea's powerful conglomerates — an effort that eluded his reformist successors. Lee Jae-yong was sentenced to five years in prison for ...
Daughter of Park friend back in South Korea to face corruption probe
A South Korean woman extradited from Denmark arrived in Seoul on Wednesday to face questions about the massive corruption scandal centered on her mother and the country's ousted president. Chung Yoo-ra, a 20-year-old single mother and equestrian athlete, told reporters at Incheon International Airport that ...
South Korean 'swordsman' leads prosecution against impeached ex-leader Park
A high-flying prosecutor, who was demoted under impeached former president Park Geun-hye, is overseeing the case against her as Park made her first appearance in court on Tuesday to face criminal charges over the corruption scandal that ousted her. Yoon Seok-youl, 57, was demoted for ...
First liberal rule in decade unlikely to bring swift changes to South Korea
South Korea's new liberal President Moon Jae-in promised to seek a parliamentary review of a controversial U.S. anti-missile defense system. If the vote were held today, the deployment would likely be endorsed in the legislative body controlled by conservative and moderate politicians. More importantly, pushing ...
Amid soaring tensions, South Korea's new leader to navigate fine line between Beijing, Washington
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated new South Korean leader Moon Jae-in on Wednesday amid soaring tensions on the Korean Peninsula, saying Beijing is willing to work with Seoul to "properly handle differences." Xi's message to Moon comes as China and South Korea have seen their ...
South Korea's new president says he is willing to visit rival North Korea
New South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he was open to visiting rival North Korea under the right conditions to talk about Pyongyang's aggressive pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles. Moon's softer stance on North Korea could create friction with Washington, which has swung from threats ...
