- Title: Timeline explaining the unfolding of South Korea's influence peddling scandal
- Date: 5th December 2016
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 29, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT, PARK GEUN-HYE AND JOURNALISTS AT NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM PARK SAYING (Korean): "I will leave to parliament everything about my future including shortening of my term." President Park made the third televised speech over the scandal on November 29 and asked parliament to find a way for her to give up power and decide when she should step down. The opposition has rejected Park's move as a delaying tactic to avoid impeachment. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 30, 2016) (REUTERS) SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S SPECIAL COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION SESSION IN PROGRESS SOUTH KOREAN CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S SPECIAL COMMITTEE, KIM SUNG-TAE, HITTING GAVEL PEOPLE SITTING INTERIOR OF MEETING ROOM South Korean National Assembly's special committee, made up of opposition politicians and ruling party members, began investigations into the influence-peddling scandal surrounding President Park Geun-hye on November 30. The committee is set to probe various government departments accused of bending under the influence of Park and her friend, Choi Soon-sil, who has been requested to attend a hearing on December 7, the parliament said. Heads of South Korea's major companies including Samsung Group's Jay Y. Lee and Chung Mong-koo of Hyundai Motor have been selected as witnesses and requested to attend a parliament hearing on December 6. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 30, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LEADER OF SOUTH KOREA'S MAIN OPPOSITION THE MINJOO PARTY, CHOO MI-AE (CENTRE), SOUTH KOREAN REPRESENTATIVE AND FLOOR LEADER OF THE PEOPLE'S PARTY, PARK JIE-WON (LEFT), AND SOUTH KOREAN LEADER OF JUSTICE PARTY, SIM SANG-JUNG (RIGHT), STANDING AND POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS MEDIA TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILMING, AND JOURNALISTS TYPING
- Embargoed: 20th December 2016 00:36
- Keywords: south korea influence peddling scandal Park Geun-hye timeline
- Location: SEOUL, YANGGU, ANSAN AND INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA / OFF COAST OF SOUTH KOREA / PYONGYANG, CHOLSAN COUNTY, NORTH PYONGAN PROVINCE, NORTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, YANGGU, ANSAN AND INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA / OFF COAST OF SOUTH KOREA / PYONGYANG, CHOLSAN COUNTY, NORTH PYONGAN PROVINCE, NORTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Reuters ID: LVA00E5BLWA4L
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