- Title: Former South Korean president Park arrives court for second trial
- Date: 25th May 2017
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (MAY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR OF SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT SIGN READING (Korean): "COURT" BUS CARRYING FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT PARK GEUN-HYE ARRIVING POLICE GETTING OFF BUS PARK GETTING OFF BUS BUS LEAVING BUS CARRYING VICE CHAIRMAN OF SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, JAY Y. LEE, IN CAR PARK LEE GETTING OFF BUS/ LEE BEING ESCORTED TO COURT BUS PARKING PARK GEUN-HYE'S SUPPORTERS HOLDING RALLY OUTSIDE WOMAN SPEAKING VARIOUS OF PARK'S SUPPORTERS LISTENING TO SPEECH WOMAN SHOUTING (Korean): "TOTALLY INVALID" (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) PARK GEUN-HYE'S SUPPORTER, SON HO-SOEUK, SAYING: "She was impeached but it is not recognized by law at all. Arresting and sending her into the detention centre is a political persecution." PLACARD READING (Korean): "(FORMER) PRESIDENT PARK GEUN-HYE IS INNOCENT, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH" PARK'S SUPPORTERS SINGING SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL ANTHEM (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) PARK GEUN-HYE'S SUPPORTER, KIM YEON-KYONG, SAYING: "I think she is making sacrifice of herself to prove the truth and justice."
- Embargoed: 8th June 2017 03:04
- Keywords: Jay Y. Lee Samsung rally arrival trial Park Geun-hye former president South Korea
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA0016IC5SN9
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- Story Text: South Korea's former leader Park Geun-hye arrived at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday (May 25) for her second trial on bribery charges over a corruption scandal that brought down her presidency.
Park, in collusion with her friend Choi Soon-Sil, abused her power and pressured companies to pay her tens of millions of dollars in bribes, a prosecutor told a Seoul court on the first day of the trial.
As Park and Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee arrived for separate trials but related with the scandal, dozens of Park's supporters were seen gathering near the court and holding a rally to insist on Park's innocence and demand her release.
If Park is found guilty of taking bribes from business leaders including Jay Y. Lee, one of the key accusations that led to her impeachment, she faces more than 10 years in jail. Park has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty at the trial. Lee has also rejected charges he bribed Park in return for favours for Samsung. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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