Dotter till sektledare i centrum av skandalen
Den omfattande korruptionsskandal som tvingar Sydkoreas president Park Geun-Hye att avgå kretsar till stor del kring hennes vän Choi Soon-Sil. Hon är dotter till sektledaren Choi Tae-min och Park anses som ung ha påverkats starkt av hela familjen, skriver SR Ekot.
Choi ska ha utövat sitt inflytande över presidenten för att tvinga företag att donera hundratals miljoner kronor till stiftelser där hon har kunnat ta ut pengar. Samsung var den största bidragsgivaren. Donationer ska ha gjorts för att få regeringens stöd.
Författningsdomstolen skriver i sin dom att Park brutit mot lagen genom att ha låtit sin vän Choi lägga sig i statens affärer.
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Korruptionshärvan i Sydkorea
Wikipedia (en)
The 2016 South Korean political scandal (Korean: 박근혜-최순실 게이트, Park Geun-hye-Choi Soon-sil gate) involves the influence of Choi Soon-sil, the daughter of a shaman-esque cult leader Choi Tae-min, over president Park Geun-hye.
Widespread coverage of this South Korean political scandal began in late October 2016.
On November 29, Park offered to begin the process of removing herself from power.
On December 9, Park was impeached, and then Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn became the acting president.
On December 21, a Special Prosecution Team led by Park Young Soo began to investigate the Choi Soon-sil scandal.
On March 10, 2017, The Constitutional Court of Korea ruled to formally impeach President Park Geun-Hye. All 8 judges agreed that President Park abused her power. A new election will be held in 60 days.
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Choi Soon-sil
Wikipedia (en)
Choi Soon-sil (Korean pronunciation: [tsʰwe̞.sun.ɕil]; born June 23, 1956) is the prime person of interest in a 2016 South Korean political scandal involving her influence over the 11th President of South Korea Park Geun-hye.
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Choi Tae-min
Wikipedia (en)
Choi Tae-min (5 May 1912 – 1 May 1994) was a South Korean Christian cult leader. Choi, originally a Buddhist monk, then a convert to Roman Catholicism, was married six times. He was the mentor of the impeached South Korean president, Park Geun-hye (the daughter of former president Park Chung-hee), until his death in 1994. He allegedly used his relationship with Park to solicit bribes from government officials and businessmen. In late 2016, a scandal involving his daughter, Choi Soon-sil, broke out, with allegations that she too has exerted undue influence over President Park.
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