A South Korean appeals court on Friday raised the sentencing of ousted1 President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in prison on corruption2 charges, including bribery3 that led to her impeachment4.
韩国一家上诉法院周五将被罢黜总统朴槿惠的刑期提高到25年,朴槿惠因腐败问题和受贿遭弹劾。
The Seoul High Court raised Park's sentence by one year from the lower court's ruling of the 24-year
imprisonment5.
Park was fined 20 billion won (18 million U.S. dollars), higher than the lower court's fine of 18 billion won (16 million U.S. dollars).
The appellate court increased the
bribes6 Park received from Samsung Group, the country's biggest family-controlled
conglomerate7, in exchange for assistance to the management control transfer to Samsung Electronics
Vice8 Chairman Lee Jae-yong from his
ailing9 father Lee Kun-hee.