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Last updated: 23 May, 2017  

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IANS | 23 May, 2017
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday appeared in a court here for her first hearing over a set of corruption charges.

Park, handcuffed and in a dark blue suit, appeared in the Seoul Central District Court for her trial on a total of 18 criminal charges including bribery, abuse of power, extortion and leaking of government secrets, Xinhua news agency reported.

It was her first public appearance since she was taken into custody on March 31. The constitutional court upheld the bill to impeach Park on March 10.

The first hearing began at about 10 a.m. (local time) and was presided over by three judges, including the one who is in charge of the case of Choi Soon-sil.

Choi, Park's longtime confidante, is also in custody and is at the centre of the 'Rasputin' scandal.

Park and Choi were identified by prosecutors as criminal accomplice. They were charged with taking bribes worth about $52 million from large conglomerates including Samsung, Lotte and SK.

Choi and Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin also appeared at the court to stand trial together with Park.

If convicted for the bribery charge, Park would face at least 10 years in prison.

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de-facto leader of the business conglomerate has already stood trial as he was indicted in February.
 
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