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South Korea court slashes ex-president's jail term by 10 years
She now faces a total of 22 years behind bars and she would be in her late 80s by the time her sentence is up
South Korea prosecutors demand 35-year jail term for ex-leader Park
Park Geun-hye, the country's first female president, is being retried in the High Court on the bribery, abuse of power and spy agency charges
New trial opens for disgraced South Korean ex-leader Park
Park Geun-hye, the country's first female president, boycotts the session. The Seoul High Court thus adjourns and schedules another session for January 31, when it will move straight to closing arguments.
Retrials ordered for ex-South Korean leader Park, Samsung heir
South Korea's Supreme Court sends their cases back for new proceedings, saying that errors had been made in the judgments
South Korean ex-president Park's sentence extended
The decision by the Seoul High Court means the former head of state, who was ousted after a sprawling corruption scandal triggered mass protests, faces 25 years in jail
South Korea court gives former president 8 more years in prison
The new penalty for disgraced South Korean president Park Geun-hye is on top of the 24-year sentence she is already serving for corruption and abuse of power
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South Korea ex-president Park jailed for 24 years over corruption
The sentence follows a trial lasting more than 10 months which ended with Park Geun-hye being found guilty on multiple criminal charges, including bribery and abuse of power
South Korea's Moon says Japan cannot declare wartime crimes 'over'
'The true way of resolving a tragic history is to remember that history and to learn from it,' says South Korean President Moon Jae-in
Prosecutors seek 30 years' jail for ousted South Korea president
(UPDATED) South Korean prosecutors demand a 30-year-jail sentence for former president Park Geun-hye for corruption and abuse of power
Secret confidante of South Korea's Park jailed for 20 years over scandal
(UPDATED) Choi Soon-sil is found guilty of abuse of power, bribery and meddling in state affairs by the Seoul Central District Court
South Korea appeals court frees Samsung heir
(3rd UPDATE) A South Korean appeals court upholds Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong's bribery conviction but cuts his prison sentence to a suspended term, ordering his immediate release
New charge laid against former South Korea leader Park
The latest charge accuses Park Geun-Hye of violating electoral laws by secretly aiding and funding campaign preparations for her political allies ahead of a 2016 general election
South Korea court jails ex-culture minister over artist blacklist
Former culture minister Cho Yoon-Sun is jailed for two years for her role in drawing up a blacklist of 10,000 artists seen as critical of ousted president Park Geun-Hye's government
South Korea's Park 'took money from spy agency' – reports
Park Geun-Hye allegedly received between 50 and 200 million won (now $47,000 to $188,000) from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) every month from soon after her swearing-in in early 2013 until mid-2016
South Korea prosecutors seek 25 years for ex-president's friend
(UPDATED) Choi Soon-Sil was 'the alpha and omega of the scandal,' a prosecutor tells the Seoul Central District Court
South Korea court says Park trial to continue without her
The detention center reports to the court that Park has been taking painkillers for back pain and a swollen knee, and has made clear her intention to not appear at the trial
Trial of South Korea's Park on hold after lawyers quit
The defense team quit en masse on October 16 when Park condemned the trial as 'political revenge,' after her detention warrant was extended for another 6 months
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Samsung heir guilty of bribery, sentenced to 5 years jail
3rd UPDATE Lee Jae Yong s penalty could leave the giant firm rudderless for years and hamper its ability to make key investment decisions
North Korea media grade South's Moon a 'fail'
The Rodong Sinmun the official mouthpiece of the ruling Workers Party says the performance sheet for Moon Jae In s 100 days is poor and very disappointing
I didn't make decisions, Samsung heir tells corruption trial
UPDATED It was the first time Lee Jae Yong vice president of Samsung Electronics and the son of the Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun Hee had faced interrogation since the high profile proceedings began in March
Park refuses order to testify in Samsung heir's trial
For the second time in a fortnight impeached president Park Geun Hye rejects a court order to give evidence in the case of Lee Jae Yong the vice chairman of Samsung Electronics
North Korea threatens to kill South's ex-president Park
The declaration comes after the killing of Kim s estranged half brother Kim Jong Nam by two women using the banned nerve agent VX at Kuala Lumpur international airport in February
Court frees daughter of South Korea's 'Rasputin'
The court notes that Chung Yoo Ra was not an active part in the case
Daughter of South Korea's 'Rasputin' arrested in flight
The daughter of the woman at the center of a corruption scandal that led to the ousting of South Korea s president is arrested on a plane bound for Seoul
North Korea reports on 'bitch' Park Geun-Hye's trial
Pyongyang s state run newspaper slams the ousted South Korean president who is on trial for corruption and abuse of power
Ousted South Korean leader Park goes on trial
UPDATED The trial 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 the country s top court in March
South Korea's Moon Jae-In sworn in, says willing to go to North
UPDATED Moon Jae In promises unity after final results from the National Election Commission NEC showed he took 41 1 of the vote – some 13 4 million ballots
South Koreans vote in historic election
UPDATED South Koreans head to the polls to choose a new president to replace impeached Park Geun Hye
South Korea candidates in final push as North assails conservatives
The campaign has focused largely on jobs and the economy with North Korea less prominent despite high diplomatic tensions between Washington and Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile ambitions
Near all-male panel in South Korea's presidential race
Analysts say the near all male panel of candidates for South Korea s presidency demonstrates the enduringly patriarchal nature of Korean society
South Korea to draw line under Park scandal with vote
The May 9 vote takes place under the shadow of North Korea’s growing nuclear threat but voter sentiment is squarely focused on inequality and unemployment
Lawyers for South Korean ex-leader Park deny charges
Park Geun Hye faces 18 criminal counts – 5 of bribery and 11 of abuse of power plus one each of coercion and leaking government secrets
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South Korea's ex-president Park indicted for bribery
3rd UPDATE Seoul prosecutors say they have formally charged Park with multiple offenses including abuse of power coercion bribery and leaking state secrets after wrapping up the months long investigation
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From South Korean president to prisoner 503, Park in jail
The former head of state spends her first night in solitary confinement at Seoul Detention Center after a court ordered her to be held pending charges
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South Korea's Park in custody after court orders arrest
UPDATED Prosecutors have yet to specify the formal charges against her but have previously said she is suspected of bribery abuse of authority coercion and leaking government secrets
South Korea's ousted president Park appears in court
Her formal detention and transfer to custody would be a key step in the disgrace of South Korea s first woman president
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South Korea prosecutors to seek arrest of ex-president Park
UPDATED Prosecutors say it will be counter to the principle of fairness if impeached former president Park Geun Hye is not arrested
Smartphone maker Samsung backs away from planned split
Board chairman Kwon Oh Hyun says the firm reviewed legal and tax issues around proposed division into a holding company and an operating unit and identified some negative effects
South Korean ex-leader Park home after marathon interrogation
Prosecutors are currently reviewing whether to press charges or seek Park s arrest – although she would not have to be detained before being formally accused
