Seoul
South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20 years prison term for former President Park Geun-hye over bribery and other crimes as it wrapped up a historic corruption case. The sentencing marked a striking fall from grace for the country’s first female leader and conservative icon. The ruling means Park, who was ousted from office and arrested in 2017, potentially serves a combined 22 years behind bars, following a separate conviction for illegally meddling in her party’s candidate nominations ahead of parliamentary elections in 2016. But the finalizing of her prison term also makes her eligible for a special presidential pardon—AP
