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Prosecutors seek 30 years' jail for ousted South Korea president

Former president Park Geun-hye has been held in custody for almost a year [File, AFP]

South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year-jail sentence for former president Park Geun-hye, sacked over a wide-ranging corruption scandal which exposed shady links between big business and politics and prompted massive street protests.

The 66-year-old daughter of a former dictator was dismissed in March 2017 and has now been in custody for almost a year.

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