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Secret Confidante Choi Soon-sil Of South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Jailed For 20 Years Over Scandal
The secret confidante of ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted Tuesday and jailed for 20 years over the scandal that brought down the former head of state.
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Daughter Of South Korea's 'Rasputin' Chung Yoo-Ra Arrested In Flight
The daughter of the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the ousting of South Korea's president was arrested by prosecutors on a plane bound for Seoul, reports said Wednesday.
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South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Colluded With Friend To Receive Samsung Bribe: Prosecutor
South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye colluded with her friend Choi Soon-sil to receive bribes from Samsung Group aimed at cementing Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee's control of the company, a special prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.
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Samsung Heir Awaits Court Decision On Possible Arrest
The heir apparent to the Samsung business empire appeared at a South Korean court on Wednesday as a judge began deliberating whether to formally arrest him over his alleged role in a snowballing corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
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South Korea Prosecutor Weighs Economic Impact Of Arrest Of Samsung Chief
South Korea's special prosecutor said on Sunday it will take into account the economic impact of whether to arrest Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee in connection with an influence-peddling investigation involving the president.
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Samsung Heir Becomes Suspect In South Korea Political Scandal
Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong has become a criminal suspect in a widening probe into the corruption and influence-peddlingscandal engulfing impeached South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Impeached South Korean President's 'Rasputin' Appears In Court
The woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that triggered the biggest political crisis for a generation in South Korea appeared in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing in her trial on fraud charges.
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Scandal Puts South Korea Tycoons In The Dock
The publicity-shy heads of South Korea's largest conglomerates faced their worst nightmare on Tuesday -- being publicly grilled about possible corrupt practises before an audience of millions.
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South Korea President Impeachment Vote In December: Lawmakers
A vote to impeach South Korea's scandal-hit president could take place as early as next week, lawmakers said on Thursday.
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South Korea's Lotte, SK Raided Over Park Geun-Hye Corruption Scandal
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday raided the finance ministry and the headquarters of two of the country's most powerful companies in connection with a snowballing corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
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Samsung Offices Raided Over Influence-Peddling Scandal
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday raided offices of the Samsung Group and the state pension fund as the electronics giant is dragged further into a snowballing influence-peddling scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
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South Korean Man Rams Office: 'I Came Here To Help Her Die'
South Korean police detained a man who rammed a gate with a large excavator on Tuesday near the office where prosecutors questioned a woman at the center of a scandal that threatens the country's president. The woman had earlier said she "deserves death" and the detained man said he "came here to help her die."
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Woman Accused Of Acting As South Korea's 'Shadow President' Has Been Detained
The woman accused of acting as South Korea's "shadow president" has been jailed under emergency detention laws, as prosecutors question her about what exact role she played for the real president, Park Geun-hye.
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Woman In Scandal Roiling South Korea Says She 'Deserves Death'
Telling reporters on Monday that she "deserves death," the woman at the center of a scandal roiling South Korea met prosecutors examining whether she used her close ties to President Park Geun-hye to pull government strings from the shadows and amass an illicit fortune.
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The 'Female Rasputin' At Centre Of South Korean Political Scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye is facing calls to resign over allegations she allowed a close personal friend to meddle in state affairs.
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Secret Confidante Choi Soon-sil Of South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Jailed For 20 Years Over Scandal
The secret confidante of ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted Tuesday and jailed for 20 years over the scandal that brought down the former head of state.
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Daughter Of South Korea's 'Rasputin' Chung Yoo-Ra Arrested In Flight
The daughter of the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the ousting of South Korea's president was arrested by prosecutors on a plane bound for Seoul, reports said Wednesday.
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South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Colluded With Friend To Receive Samsung Bribe: Prosecutor
South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye colluded with her friend Choi Soon-sil to receive bribes from Samsung Group aimed at cementing Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee's control of the company, a special prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.
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Samsung Heir Awaits Court Decision On Possible Arrest
The heir apparent to the Samsung business empire appeared at a South Korean court on Wednesday as a judge began deliberating whether to formally arrest him over his alleged role in a snowballing corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
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South Korea Prosecutor Weighs Economic Impact Of Arrest Of Samsung Chief
South Korea's special prosecutor said on Sunday it will take into account the economic impact of whether to arrest Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee in connection with an influence-peddling investigation involving the president.
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Samsung Heir Becomes Suspect In South Korea Political Scandal
Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong has become a criminal suspect in a widening probe into the corruption and influence-peddlingscandal engulfing impeached South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Impeached South Korean President's 'Rasputin' Appears In Court
The woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that triggered the biggest political crisis for a generation in South Korea appeared in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing in her trial on fraud charges.
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Scandal Puts South Korea Tycoons In The Dock
The publicity-shy heads of South Korea's largest conglomerates faced their worst nightmare on Tuesday -- being publicly grilled about possible corrupt practises before an audience of millions.
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South Korea President Impeachment Vote In December: Lawmakers
A vote to impeach South Korea's scandal-hit president could take place as early as next week, lawmakers said on Thursday.
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South Korea's Lotte, SK Raided Over Park Geun-Hye Corruption Scandal
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday raided the finance ministry and the headquarters of two of the country's most powerful companies in connection with a snowballing corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
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Samsung Offices Raided Over Influence-Peddling Scandal
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday raided offices of the Samsung Group and the state pension fund as the electronics giant is dragged further into a snowballing influence-peddling scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
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South Korean Man Rams Office: 'I Came Here To Help Her Die'
South Korean police detained a man who rammed a gate with a large excavator on Tuesday near the office where prosecutors questioned a woman at the center of a scandal that threatens the country's president. The woman had earlier said she "deserves death" and the detained man said he "came here to help her die."
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Woman Accused Of Acting As South Korea's 'Shadow President' Has Been Detained
The woman accused of acting as South Korea's "shadow president" has been jailed under emergency detention laws, as prosecutors question her about what exact role she played for the real president, Park Geun-hye.
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Woman In Scandal Roiling South Korea Says She 'Deserves Death'
Telling reporters on Monday that she "deserves death," the woman at the center of a scandal roiling South Korea met prosecutors examining whether she used her close ties to President Park Geun-hye to pull government strings from the shadows and amass an illicit fortune.
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The 'Female Rasputin' At Centre Of South Korean Political Scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye is facing calls to resign over allegations she allowed a close personal friend to meddle in state affairs.
