Park Geun-hye was elected as South Korea’s first female president in late 2012.
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye had her lengthy prison sentence for corruption in office extended by an appeals court Friday.
In April, a district court sentenced Park to 24 years in jail and fined her 18 billion won ($16.8 million) over bribery, extortion, abuse of power and other charges.
That ruling came a year after she was removed from office following months of street rallies over the corruption scandal that also led to the arrests of dozens of high-profile figures .
The Seoul High Court handed out a 25-year prison sentence Friday after concluding Park took more money in bribes than initially believed. The court increased her fine to 20 billion won ($17.8 million).
The court said both Park and prosecutors have one week to appeal.
