Friend the ex-President of South Korea was sentenced to 3 years in prison
A friend of deposed South Korean President Choi sung-SIL was sentenced to 3 years in prison for her role in a corruption scandal.
The Central district court in Seoul found that Choi sung-SIL is guilty of breach of duty, using his connections with the country's leadership to ask for academic support for her daughter at University, Ewha Womans University, said on Friday the press officer of the court.
Choi has also undergone a trial for abuse of power and fraud. Choi's daughter, 21-year-old Jung Yu RA
was extradited from Denmark in January, spending several months to hide after the scandal. It was alleged that Chong, who won a gold equestrian group race in the Asian games in 2014, he received special powers for admission to the University.
The court also sentenced former chief rector of the University to 2 years of imprisonment, and the former head of the University up to 18 months in prison for fulfilling the requirements of Choi, said the spokesman.
The scandal of Pak shared secret government information with Choi, civil personal confidant, has led to the corruption scandal that led to the impeachment and removal of Pak in March as the South Korean President. The constitutional court, which supported the impeachment of Pak, agreed with the allegations that Choi had on the Park Geun-Hye of undue influence and abused its powers to assist in collecting donations from companies for funds, which it established.
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