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    Former South Korea President Sentenced To 8 More Years In Prison

    Park Geun-hye was already serving 24 years in jail. On Friday a court convicted the disgraced leader of illegally receiving funds from a state agency and breaking election laws.
    by Vanessa Romo Jul 20, 2018 2 minutes
    South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye was sentenced on Friday to an additional eight years in prison.

    A South Korean court on Friday tacked on another eight years to former President Park Geun-hye's sentence for illegally receiving funds from a state agency and breaking election laws.

    Park, who was the country's first female president, was already serving 24 years in prison for — bribery, abuse of power and leaking state

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