South Korea leader acknowledges ties to woman in scandal | Inquirer News

South Korea leader acknowledges ties to woman in scandal

/ 04:13 PM October 25, 2016

Park Geun-hye

South Korean President Park Geun-hye delivers a speech at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 24. Park proposed revising the country’s Constitution to change the current single five-year presidential system. Critics quickly criticized Park’s overture, saying it appears aimed at diverting public attention away from a snowballing corruption scandal involving a purported longtime confidant of hers. AP

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea’s president has offered a public apology after acknowledging her close ties to a mysterious woman at the center of a corruption scandal.

President Park Geun-hye’s apology Tuesday came a day after a South Korean TV network reported that the woman, who has no government job, was informally involved in editing some of Park’s key speeches.

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The JTBC network’s report followed other media speculation that the woman, Choi Soon-sil, was close to Park and might have meddled in state affairs.

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Local media also said Choi might have used her connections to Park to push companies to make contributions to establishing non-profit foundations.

Park says Choi helped her on speeches during her 2012 presidential campaigning and after her 2013 inauguration.

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Park apologized but didn’t mention Choi’s corruption allegations.

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