South Korea's ex-President Park sentenced to 24 years in prison

Former South Korean President Park Geun Hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday over her role in a high-profile corruption scandal that saw her ousted from office last year.The Seoul Central District Court found the 66-year-old guilty of charges involving bribery, abuse of power, coercion and leaking state secrets, and also slapped her with a fine of 18 billion won ($16.9 million).Prosecutors had demanded 30 years in prison with a fine of 118.5 billion won."The defendant abused the presidential authority delegated from the people of this country and it resulted in a large amount o…READ FULL ARTICLE