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South Korea's ex- President Park jailed for 24 years over corruption

South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun- hye  jailed for 24 years for corruption. 

South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-hye was jailed for 24 years Friday for corruption, closing out a dramatic fall from grace for the country's first woman leader who became a figure of public fury and ridicule.

The sentence followed a trial lasting more than 10 months which ended with Park being found guilty on multiple criminal charges, including bribery and abuse of power.

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