Disgraced former S. Korean president gets 24-year jail term

A Seoul court sentenced former S. Korean president Park Geun-hye to 24 years in jail and fined her 18 billion won (17 million US dollars) on corruption charges on Friday.

The verdict was delivered by the Seoul Central District Court in a hearing that was broadcast live.

Park was convicted on 16 counts of corruption, including bribery, coercion and abuse of power, according to the court.

Prosecutors had demanded a 30-year prison term and a fine of 118.5 billion won (111.6 million US dollars).

(CGTN)