South Korea's top court upholds ex-President Park's 20-year sentence

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison sentence handed to former President Park Geun Hye over graft and other crimes.In July, the Seoul High Court sentenced the disgraced former leader to a total of 20 years in prison for abuse of power, embezzlement and bribery, as well as fining her 18 billion won ($16.4 million) and ordering her to forfeit 3.5 billion won.The combined 20 years was 10 years fewer than the original appeals court rulings against her. The prosecution appealed the July ruling to the Supreme Court.But dismissing the appeal, the apex court said Thursday…READ FULL ARTICLE