'South Korea's ex-president Park indicted for bribery'

AFP  |  Seoul 

South Korea's ousted President Park Geun-Hye was today charged with bribery over the corruption scandal that sparked her impeachment, prosecutors said.

Park, whose impeachment was confirmed by the country's top last month, now faces charges including bribery, coercion, abuse of power and leaking state secrets, Seoul prosecutors probing the scandal said in a statement.

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'South Korea's ex-president Park indicted for bribery'

South Korea's ousted President Park Geun-Hye was today charged with bribery over the corruption scandal that sparked her impeachment, prosecutors said. Park, whose impeachment was confirmed by the country's top court last month, now faces charges including bribery, coercion, abuse of power and leaking state secrets, Seoul prosecutors probing the scandal said in a statement. South Korea's ousted President Park Geun-Hye was today charged with bribery over the corruption scandal that sparked her impeachment, prosecutors said.

Park, whose impeachment was confirmed by the country's top last month, now faces charges including bribery, coercion, abuse of power and leaking state secrets, Seoul prosecutors probing the scandal said in a statement.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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