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Former South Korean President Jailed

06/04/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Former South Korean President Jailed

Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for bribery and abuse of power.

The former South Korean president Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for bribery and abuse of power. Also in the programme: there's been violence on the Gaza-Israel border during demonstrations by Palestinians; and is a tax the best way to persuade us to eat less sugar? 

(Photo: South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a court in Seoul. Credit: AFP)

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