Park Geun hye

24 Aug 2018
A South Korean appeal court today extended ex-President Park Geun-hye's prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power by one year.

06 Apr 2018
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, found guilty in a major corruption scandal that led to her downfall, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for abuse of power and coercion.

25 Aug 2017
A South Korean court has found electronics giant Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong guilty of bribery and other crimes.

23 May 2017
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has pleaded not guilty at her corruption trial.

17 Apr 2017
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, on trial for alleged corruption, has been indicted on several charges including bribery.

31 Mar 2017
Ousted South Korean President was arrested on bribery charges after the Seoul Central District Court approved an arrest warrant against her.

10 Mar 2017
In a first for the South Korean democracy, judges have decided to impeach President Park Guen-hye from her office.

17 Feb 2017
Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested from the Seoul Detention Center on charges of bribery and corruption, that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

05 Jan 2017
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye refused to testify in her impeachment trial, delaying oral arguments by one day.

02 Jan 2017
Danish police arrested the daughter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye's friend Choi Soon-sil.

09 Dec 2016
South Korea's Parliament passed a motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye over her involvement in a corruption scandal; the motion was adopted by 234 votes to 56.