Prosecution Files Re-appeal to Supreme Court on Park Geun-hye's 'State Affairs Manipulation and NIS Special Activity Funds' Case... Back to Supreme Court

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Former President Park Geun-hye, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the retrial for the state corruption scandal and the National Intelligence Service special activity funds bribery case, will face the final judgment by the Supreme Court.

According to the court on the 16th, the prosecution filed a final appeal against the retrial verdict for former President Park at the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 6 (Presiding Judges Oh Seok-jun, Lee Jung-hwan, Jeong Su-jin).

In the retrial sentencing hearing held on the 10th, former President Park was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 18 billion KRW on bribery charges under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, and 5 years in prison for the remaining charges. She was also ordered to pay a fine of 3.5 billion KRW.

Following the Supreme Court’s remand decision, the charges of coercion and some counts of abuse of authority obstructing the exercise of rights were overturned as not guilty, significantly reducing the sentence compared to the 30 years in prison, 20 billion KRW fine, and 2.7 billion KRW fine ordered in the previous appellate trial before the remand.

The prosecution explained the reason for the final appeal as "the legal misunderstanding and illegality regarding the not guilty verdict on the abuse of authority charge related to the blacklist issue."

Meanwhile, on the last day of the appeal filing period, former President Park’s side has not yet submitted the final appeal petition.

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