Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye sits as her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil arrives for her trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, May 23, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded seven years in prison against Choi Soon-sil, a decades-long confidante of the ousted president Park Geun-hye, over corruption allegations. Choi was taken into custody and stood trial over a string of corruption allegations, including bribery and closed-door intervention in state affairs. The imprisonment demand was for Choi's wrongdoing to allow her daughter to receive illegal academic favors at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. A Seoul court, tasked with the trial of Choi's case, decided to combine Choi and Park's cases together. Prosecutors had yet to demand the penalty against other corruption charges of Choi and Park. If convicted of bribery, Choi and Park would face at least 10 years in prison. Chung Yoo-ra, Choi's daughter, arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Wednesday afternoon. The 21-year-old was extradited from Denmark where she was in custody for about five months. She repeatedly refused the summons by South Korean prosecutors for her alleged involvement in the corruption allegations surrounding her mother. The Danish court decided to extradite Chung, but she appealed the ruling. She withdrew the appeal last week. Prosecutors were expected to seek an arrest warrant for Chung for questioning. Chung was suspected of receiving illegal finance assistance from Samsung Group, the country's biggest conglomerate, for her equestrian training. 202mm to inchesfestival bracelets24hourwristbandscustom sweatbands no minimum24 hour braceletspersonalized silicone bracelets
SHIJIAZHUANG - Thirteen people have been detained for allegedly selling more than 4 million pieces of private information, police in north China's Hebei Province said Wednesday. The case surfaced when a man named Wang from Hengshui City received many unsolicited calls at the end of 2016 and thought his personal data may have been stolen. In March, he found two online social networking groups suspected of trafficking private data and purchased 40,000 pieces of personal information for 500 yuan (74 U.S. dollars) as evidence, and reported the matter to the police. Police located two suspects in Shijiazhuang and Hengshui and took them into custody in late May. Further investigation revealed a gang of 11 in Henan, Hubei and Shandong. Over 4 million pieces of data were seized, involving victims across 10 provinces. Investigation showed the two suspects in Hebei had worked at the same company and started to traffic personal data after one of them quitted. They sold information for less than one yuan a piece to the eleven suspects, who then sold it on to other companies. Under the Criminal Law, those convicted of selling or providing personal information could face up to seven years in prison if "the circumstances are especially serious." According to the new judicial interpretation, situations considered "especially serious" include illegally obtaining, selling or providing 5,000 or more items of communication records, accommodation, health or transaction information. The investigation continues.
