Appeals court gives S. Korea's ousted leader Park longer prison term

A South Korean appeals court on Friday sentenced former President Park Geun Hye to a slightly longer prison term of 25 years and a stiffer fine of 20 billion won ($17.8 million) over a corruption scandal that led to her ouster last year.The Seoul High Court said in a ruling that Park's abuse of power as the nation's president in asking for bribes from a conglomerate required a heavier sentence.A lower court had sentenced her to 24 years in prison with a fine of 18 billion won in April, prompting prosecutors, who had been seeking a 30-year prison term and a fine of 118.5 billion won, to appe…READ FULL ARTICLE