Friday 6 April 2018

Park Geun-hye: South Korea's ex-leader jailed for 24 years for corruption

What I read


               South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in jail after she was found guilty of abuse of power and coercion.
The verdict was broadcast live and represents the culmination of a scandal which rocked the country, fuelling rage against political and business elites.
Park, who was also fined 18bn won (£12m, $17m), faced a string of corruption charges.
The former leader was not in court on Friday for the verdict.
She has boycotted her trial hearings and has previously accused the courts of being biased against her. She has also denied all wrongdoing and has said she will appeal against her sentence.
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My response 

      All things considered, laws will give society justice so it is right that Korea's former President has been sentenced to 24 years in jail with fined.
      In my opinion. I think they should have heavier sentenced.
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My question

1. what do you think about this news?
2. how can we deal with corruption?
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Reference

  • http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43666134
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous6 April 2018 at 23:33

    Today, I was listening this news from BBC News. South Korea has a strong emotional about corruption and bad people who make their country getting worse. Also, when I read your blog that make me realize about the cheating in Thailand. Our country has been confronting with it too long time, and no one can stop it. It is the hugest problem because we cannot develop our country effectively, and the tax which we pay for, they are cheated by politicians. However, I do hope that the new generation will change this old value and systems. By the way, students should be raised up to be honest people. I also believe that this is the best and sustainable strategy to destroy corruption.

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  2. Peter AUA7 April 2018 at 06:26

    Fortunately, South Korea has strong legal protection for free speech so that important truths, such as those about corruption, can be discovered and spoken even about powerful, influential and respected people, whose real behaviour proves that they do not deserve the respect that many people give them.

    I agree with Jane in hoping that the new generation of Thais will help the serious problem here by reforming the bad old social customs and values that enable corruption to flourish by giving undeserved respect and hiding truths using unjust laws that silence free speech, which is an essential condition for democracy: if you are not allowed to discover and speak shocking ideas, then you don't have a democracy, and corruption will thrive. Naturally, corruption loves dictators who suppress free speech and other democratic principles, and dictators love corruption, as history across many cultures and times shows.

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    1. Peter AUA7 April 2018 at 06:33

      But I'm not sure I agree with Thai that "laws will give society justice." In too many cases, including the morally bad laws that suppress free speech and democracy, the laws in fact give society injustice.

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