The woman at the centre of a South Korean influence-peddling scandal that led to the dismissal of President Park Geun-hye was lost for words with remorse on Friday and expressed her sorrow to her old friend and the country, her lawyer said.
SEOUL: The woman at the centre of a South Korean influence-peddling scandal that led to the dismissal of President Park Geun-hye was lost for words with remorse on Friday and expressed her sorrow to her old friend and the country, her lawyer said.
Choi Soon-sil, Park’s friend and confidante for decades, heard the news of the dismissal by the Constitutional Court from her lawyers in a trial hearing at a separate court, one of her lawyers, Lee Kyung-jae, told Reuters.
« She apologised to the president and the people for making the situation come to this, » Lee said by telephone.
« Her feelings are beyond words and we keep her updated as much as we can. «
Choi has been charged with pressuring big businesses to pay money to foundations that backed Park’s policy initiatives. She faces additional charges of bribery over what the special prosecutor said was her collusion with Park to take bribes from corporate giant Samsung.
