South Korean Court Sentences Former President Park to Another 8 Years in Jail

South Korean Court Sentences Former President Park to Another 8 Years in Jail
South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, Aug, 25, 2017. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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SEOUL—A South Korean court sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison on July 20 after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds and interfering in a 2016 parliamentary election.

Park has already been sentenced to 24 years in jail after she was found guilty by a lower court in April of separate charges including bribery, abuse of power and coercion.