South Korea charges ousted leader Park and Lotte chief with bribery

Record ID: 645388

  • Title: South Korea charges ousted leader Park and Lotte chief with bribery
  • Date: 17th April 2017
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - MARCH 10, 2017) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PRO-PARK PROTESTERS GATHERED NEAR CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AFTER IMPEACHMENT RULING AND POLICE BUSES STATIONED AMONGST PRO-PARK PROTESTERS PRO-PARK PROTESTERS GATHERED WAVING SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL FLAGS WOMAN CRYING POLICE PULLING BUS INTO PLACE AS IT IS USED AS A BARRICADE (CENTRE) Supporters of South Korea's ousted president, Park Geun-hye, scuffled with police outside the Constitutional Court moments after the decision was announced to uphold her impeachment. Thousands of pro-Park protesters took to the streets of Seoul, pushing their way through police barricades, some even jumping on top of police buses. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - MARCH 11, 2017) (REUTERS) ANTI-PARK PROTESTERS FIRING FIREWORKS DURING CANDLELIGHT RALLY IN GWANGHWAMUN SQUARE ANTI-PARK PROTESTERS DANCING VARIOUS OF ANTI-PARK PROTESTERS CHANTING HOLDING POSTERS, FLASHLIGHTS AND ELECTRIC CANDLES IN AIR Opponents of Park rallied in Seoul to demand she be arrested, a day after she was thrown out of office. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - MARCH 12, 2017) (REUTERS) CONVOY, INCLUDING CAR CARRYING PARK, COMING OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE'S GATE SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - MARCH 12, 2017) (CHANNEL A - Broadcasters: NO ACCESS SOUTH KOREA Digital: NO ACCESS SOUTH KOREA) CONVOY OF CARS, INCLUDING CAR CARRYING PARK, DRIVING THROUGH STREETS NEAR SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE CAR CARRYING PARK ARRIVING AS PARK'S SUPPORTERS CHEER AND WAVE SOUTH KOREAN FLAGS SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (RECENT - MARCH 12, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PARK IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE AND SURROUNDED BY AIDES AND SUPPORTERS
  • Embargoed: 1st May 2017 11:40
  • Keywords: South Korea former President Park Geun-hye file prosecutor charged bribery corruption
  • Location: SEOUL, UIWANG, SOUTH KOREA
  • City: SEOUL, UIWANG, SOUTH KOREA
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA0076CSE5OL
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:South Korean prosecutors on Monday (April 17) charged ousted president Park Geun-hye with bribery in the latest twist to a corruption scandal that rocked the country for months.
    Prosecutors accused Park of colluding with her old friend Choi Soon-sil to receive 7 billion won ($6.16 million) from Lotte for favours, they said in a statement. Park was charged with abuse of power and coercion by pressuring big businesses to contribute funds to non-profit foundations, the prosecutors said.
    Park is also charged with taking bribes worth about 29.8 billion won from Samsung scion Jay Y. Lee in exchange for supporting his succession, according to the prosecutors' statement.
    Park, Lee, Choi and Samsung Group have denied wrongdoing and are being held at detention centres.
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