Disgraced former president Park Geun-hye was arrested last year on slew of corruption charges after being removed from office
A South Korean court said Tuesday that it will allow a rare live broadcast of the verdict at the trial of disgraced former president Park Geun-hye later this week.
Park was arrested last year on a slew of corruption charges after being removed from office following months of huge rallies calling for her ouster. Prosecutors are demanding a 30-year prison term if the court finds her guilty.
The Seoul Central District Court said it decided to allow the verdict to be televised live in consideration of public interest. It would mark the first broadcast for a verdict at the trial of a district court, though trials at higher-level courts have been previously broadcast, including the one that dismissed Park from office.
