SOURCE: Amala
A South Korean court on Friday Sentenced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye to an additional eight years for abusing state funds and violating election laws, Independent UK reports.
She now faces the prospect of more than three decades behind bars. She’s already serving a 24-year Prison term over a massive corruption scandal that led to her removal from office last year.
Seoul Central District Court on Friday found her guilty of causing substantial losses to state coffers by unlawfully receiving about 3bn won (£2m) from chiefs of the National Intelligence Service during her presidency and sentenced her to six years in prison.
However, she was found not guilty of bribery charges related to the money transfers. The court said it was unclear whether the spy chiefs sought or received favours in return.
The court separately sentenced Park to two years in prison for breaking election laws by meddling in her party candidate’s nomination while attempting to win more spots for her loyalists ahead of the parliamentary elections in 2016.
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