Prosecution Seeks 35-Year Sentence for Park Geun-hye in Retrial... "Upholding Constitutional Equality" (2nd Report)

Former President Park Geun-hye.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The prosecution has requested a 35-year prison sentence in the retrial of former President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached for the first time in constitutional history due to the state affairs manipulation scandal.

On the 20th, at the sentencing hearing of Park's retrial held by the Criminal Division 6 of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judge Oh Seok-jun), the prosecution requested a 25-year prison sentence for bribery charges and a 10-year prison sentence for other charges including abuse of power and obstruction of the exercise of rights. The prosecution also requested a fine of 3 million won and a total confiscation of 3.5 billion won. In the previous second trial, a 25-year prison sentence and a fine of 20 billion won were imposed for bribery charges, and a 5-year prison sentence and confiscation of 2.7 billion won were imposed for abuse of power charges.

The prosecution pointed out, "Former President Park used the authority entrusted by the people as a means for personal gain for herself and Choi Seo-won (formerly named Choi Soon-sil)." They added, "Nevertheless, former President Park has never admitted her wrongdoing even for a moment, solely blaming others, evading responsibility, and denying judicial procedures." They emphasized, "The sentence should be determined to realize the constitutional value of equality and to show that the rule of law is alive in our society."

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