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'South Korea's ex-president Park indicted for bribery'

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South Korea's ousted President Park Geun-Hye was today charged with bribery over the corruption scandal that sparked her impeachment, prosecutors said.

Park, whose impeachment was confirmed by the country's top court last month, now faces charges including bribery, coercion, abuse of power and leaking state secrets, Seoul prosecutors probing the scandal said in a statement.

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First Published: Apr 17 2017 | 2:13 PM IST

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