Trial situation:
Park geun-hye is suspected of conspiring with Cui Shunshi, a close confidant, to accept bribes of 59.2 billion won (about 360 million yuan) from big companies such as Samsung, and other * * * 18 charges.
In view of park geun-hye's strong denial of all allegations, Korean media believe that it is more likely that she will continue to insist on this claim after appearing in court.
On the other hand, Cui Shunshi, accused of conspiracy, and Xin, president of Lotte Group, suspected of bribery, will also appear in court today (23rd).
Can't escape a felony?
Although park geun-hye has apologized to the nationals for many times and said that he would cooperate with the South Korean prosecutor's investigation, park geun-hye denied the prosecution's allegations during the investigation and pre-trial stage.
Regarding the judgment of the case, Korean legal professionals said that according to the regulations, the first-instance judgment should be made at the end of September at the latest. At the same time, due to park geun-hye's 18 accusation and park geun-hye's persistent denial of suspicion, Korean legal professionals have analyzed that the trial of this case will probably be a protracted process. Therefore, the court will also summon a large number of witnesses after the first formal hearing and conduct intensive trials.
Related introduction:
Today, when park geun-hye became the third former South Korean president to sit in the dock after Quan Doo-hwan and Lu Taiyu, he must be very upset. First of all, the accusation she faced, though she denied it again and again, will always come out.
According to Korean media reports, the court allowed people to attend today's trial and gave 68 places to attend. * * * There were 525 applicants competing for 68 seats, with a competition rate of 7.72 1. However, the competition rate of Cui Shunshi's application for public gallery during the trial in June and February last year was only 2.6 1. On May 9, 2009, the Korean court drew lots to decide the audience.
Political analysts believe that the Korean people are extremely concerned about this trial, which is the first trial against the former president in more than 20 years. In addition, the Korean people are also very concerned about today's public trial.