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South Korean Former President Park Geun-Hye's Sentence Extended
A South Korean appeal court on Friday extended ex-president Park Geun-hye's prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power by one year.
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Ex-South Korean President Sentenced To 8 More Years In Prison
Disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted of charges including illegally receiving funds from the country's spy agency today and given eight more years in prison, on top of her current term.
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South Korean Court Jails Former President Park Geun-Hye For 24 Years Over Bribery
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
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Secret Confidante Choi Soon-sil Of South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Jailed For 20 Years Over Scandal
The secret confidante of ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted Tuesday and jailed for 20 years over the scandal that brought down the former head of state.
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Billionaire Samsung Heir Found Guilty Of Bribery, Jailed For 5 Years
The heir to the Samsung business empire, which includes the world's biggest smartphone maker, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for bribery and other offences in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
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Samsung Chief Gave Bribe To Win President's Support, Rules South Korean Court
A South Korean court hearing bribery charges against the leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y Lee, said on Friday he had provided bribes anticipating support from the then-president, Park Geun-hye, the Yonhap news agency reported.
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North Korea Calls For Execution Of Ex-South Korea Leader Over 'Assassination' Plot
North Korea said on Wednesday it has issued a standing order for the execution of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her spy chief for what it said was a plot to assassinate its leader, and it demanded that the South hand the pair over.
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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Goes On Trial Today
The trial, expected to last for months, is the final act in the drama that engulfed Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of a dictator who went on to be elected president herself before she was sacked by South Korea's top court in March.
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Landslide Win For Moon Jae-In In South Korea Election, Suggests Exit Poll
South Koreans went to the polls to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, against a backdrop of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North.
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South Koreans Vote For New Leader After Months Of Political Vacuum
South Koreans began voting on Tuesday to elect a new leader, looking to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye and shook the political and business elite to the core.
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South Korea Ousted President Probed For 14 Long Hours Over Graft Charges
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left prosecutors' offices early on Wednesday after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that brought an early end to her political career.
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South Korea's Park Geun-Hye Apologises, Promises Cooperation In Graft Probe
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologised to the country on Tuesday as she arrived at prosecutors' offices for questioning as a criminal suspect in a widening corruption investigation that has already cost her the presidency.
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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Leaves Blue House, Says Truth Will Prevail
'I feel sorry that I could not finish the mandate given to me as president,' a spokesman for Park, member of parliament Min Kyung-wook, quoted her as saying.
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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Impeached From Office Over Corruption Scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been impeached, with the Constitutional Court on Friday upholding a parliamentary vote to eject her from office for her role in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal.
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South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Colluded With Friend To Receive Samsung Bribe: Prosecutor
South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye colluded with her friend Choi Soon-sil to receive bribes from Samsung Group aimed at cementing Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee's control of the company, a special prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.
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South Korean Former President Park Geun-Hye's Sentence Extended
A South Korean appeal court on Friday extended ex-president Park Geun-hye's prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power by one year.
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Ex-South Korean President Sentenced To 8 More Years In Prison
Disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted of charges including illegally receiving funds from the country's spy agency today and given eight more years in prison, on top of her current term.
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South Korean Court Jails Former President Park Geun-Hye For 24 Years Over Bribery
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
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Secret Confidante Choi Soon-sil Of South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Jailed For 20 Years Over Scandal
The secret confidante of ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted Tuesday and jailed for 20 years over the scandal that brought down the former head of state.
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Billionaire Samsung Heir Found Guilty Of Bribery, Jailed For 5 Years
The heir to the Samsung business empire, which includes the world's biggest smartphone maker, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for bribery and other offences in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
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Samsung Chief Gave Bribe To Win President's Support, Rules South Korean Court
A South Korean court hearing bribery charges against the leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y Lee, said on Friday he had provided bribes anticipating support from the then-president, Park Geun-hye, the Yonhap news agency reported.
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North Korea Calls For Execution Of Ex-South Korea Leader Over 'Assassination' Plot
North Korea said on Wednesday it has issued a standing order for the execution of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her spy chief for what it said was a plot to assassinate its leader, and it demanded that the South hand the pair over.
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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Goes On Trial Today
The trial, expected to last for months, is the final act in the drama that engulfed Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of a dictator who went on to be elected president herself before she was sacked by South Korea's top court in March.
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Landslide Win For Moon Jae-In In South Korea Election, Suggests Exit Poll
South Koreans went to the polls to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, against a backdrop of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North.
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South Koreans Vote For New Leader After Months Of Political Vacuum
South Koreans began voting on Tuesday to elect a new leader, looking to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye and shook the political and business elite to the core.
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South Korea Ousted President Probed For 14 Long Hours Over Graft Charges
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left prosecutors' offices early on Wednesday after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that brought an early end to her political career.
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South Korea's Park Geun-Hye Apologises, Promises Cooperation In Graft Probe
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologised to the country on Tuesday as she arrived at prosecutors' offices for questioning as a criminal suspect in a widening corruption investigation that has already cost her the presidency.
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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Leaves Blue House, Says Truth Will Prevail
'I feel sorry that I could not finish the mandate given to me as president,' a spokesman for Park, member of parliament Min Kyung-wook, quoted her as saying.
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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Impeached From Office Over Corruption Scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been impeached, with the Constitutional Court on Friday upholding a parliamentary vote to eject her from office for her role in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal.
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South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Colluded With Friend To Receive Samsung Bribe: Prosecutor
South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye colluded with her friend Choi Soon-sil to receive bribes from Samsung Group aimed at cementing Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee's control of the company, a special prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.
