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Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Members of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (National Student Power) staged a torch march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 16, 2025, demanding the maximum punishment for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The procession moved from Shahbagh to the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University, where leaders reiterated their call for justice as a special tribunal continues proceedings in a case in which prosecutors have sought the death penalty. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Members of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (National Student Power) staged a torch march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 16, 2025, demanding the maximum punishment for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The procession moved from Shahbagh to the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University, where leaders reiterated their call for justice as a special tribunal continues proceedings in a case in which prosecutors have sought the death penalty. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Members of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (National Student Power) staged a torch march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 16, 2025, demanding the maximum punishment for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The procession moved from Shahbagh to the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University, where leaders reiterated their call for justice as a special tribunal continues proceedings in a case in which prosecutors have sought the death penalty. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Members of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (National Student Power) staged a torch march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 16, 2025, demanding the maximum punishment for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The procession moved from Shahbagh to the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University, where leaders reiterated their call for justice as a special tribunal continues proceedings in a case in which prosecutors have sought the death penalty. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Members of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (National Student Power) staged a torch march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 16, 2025, demanding the maximum punishment for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The procession moved from Shahbagh to the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University, where leaders reiterated their call for justice as a special tribunal continues proceedings in a case in which prosecutors have sought the death penalty. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Members of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (National Student Power) staged a torch march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 16, 2025, demanding the maximum punishment for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The procession moved from Shahbagh to the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University, where leaders reiterated their call for justice as a special tribunal continues proceedings in a case in which prosecutors have sought the death penalty. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Students March With Torches Demanding Maximum Penalty for Hasina - Dhaka

Members of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (National Student Power) staged a torch march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 16, 2025, demanding the maximum punishment for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The procession moved from Shahbagh to the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University, where leaders reiterated their call for justice as a special tribunal continues proceedings in a case in which prosecutors have sought the death penalty. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations. (Kyodo)

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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[Breaking News]No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

KOBE, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither. (Kyodo)

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

KOBE, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither. (Kyodo)

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither.

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither.

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U.S. House speaker calls for impeachment inquiry into Biden

STORY: U.S. House speaker calls for impeachment inquiry into Biden DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kevin McCarthy addressing the press STORYLINE: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, on Tuesday called for opening an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden, citing allegations of corruption. "I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden," McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol. McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee's investigation has found a "culture of corruption" around the Biden family as Republicans probe the business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden, from before the president took office in 2021. "These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption, and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives," he said. The Republican leader has been under pressure from his party's right fl

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

TOKYO, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department.

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DPJ preparing for Ozawa's Diet testimony

DPJ preparing for Ozawa's Diet testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (R), a power broker in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2010. DPJ sources said the same day that party executives are preparing to have Ozawa testify at a parliamentary ethics panel concerning allegations of financial misconduct involving his political body.

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FOCUS: Laid to rest but not in peace, Marcos critics say of ex-dictator

FOCUS: Laid to rest but not in peace, Marcos critics say of ex-dictator

Activist artist Mae Paner (L) impersonates former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos on Nov. 25, 2016 during a protest action in the capital Manila against the burial of former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos at the Cemetery for the Heroes. Critics of Marcos, who ruled from 1965 until he was ousted by the military-backed 1986 People Power Revolution over allegations of plunder and violations of human rights, say there is no peace for the late strongman, his family, the victims of his regime, and the Filipino people due to a lack of justice and accountability up to this day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FOCUS: Laid to rest but not in peace, Marcos critics say of ex-dictator

FOCUS: Laid to rest but not in peace, Marcos critics say of ex-dictator

Philippine protesters hang a "MARCOS IS NOT A HERO" placard on Nov. 18, 2016 on the statue of democracy icon former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. at the People Power Monument in the capital Manila to denounce the burial earlier that day of former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos at the Cemetery for the Heroes. Critics of Marcos, who ruled from 1965 until he was ousted by the military-backed 1986 People Power Revolution over allegations of plunder and violations of human rights, say there is no peace for the late strongman, his family, the victims of his regime, and the Filipino people due to a lack of justice and accountability up to this day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DPJ preparing for Ozawa's Diet testimony

DPJ preparing for Ozawa's Diet testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (R), a power broker in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2010. DPJ sources said the same day that party executives are preparing to have Ozawa testify at a parliamentary ethics panel concerning allegations of financial misconduct involving his political body. (Kyodo)

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'People power lunch' protests condemn Estrada

'People power lunch' protests condemn Estrada

MANILA, Philippines - Captains of Philippine industries share food with workers, farmers and tribespeople during a ''people power lunch'' in the financial district, Makati, Nov. 29 to dramatize demands for President Joseph Estrada to resign. The ''people power lunch'' is just one of the many gimmicks invented by protesters to get their message across -- that Estrada must resign over corruption allegations.

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Ex-S. Korean top court chief suspected of power abuse

Ex-S. Korean top court chief suspected of power abuse

Yang Sung Tae, former chief justice of South Korea's Supreme Court, arrives at the prosecutors' office in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2019, to face questioning over allegations that he used his power to lobby the previous administration of President Park Geun Hye. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-S. Korean top court chief suspected of power abuse

Ex-S. Korean top court chief suspected of power abuse

Yang Sung Tae, former chief justice of South Korea's Supreme Court, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2019, before being questioned at the prosecutors' office over allegations that he used his power to lobby the previous administration of President Park Geun Hye. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa (far L), a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, testifies as an unsworn witness at an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Abe (far R) made a rare appearance at the session during a Diet recess as he is under pressure to win back public support. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, speaks at a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, testifying as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa (L), a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda is seen on the right side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, speaks at a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, testifying as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda is seen on the left side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, speaks at a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness on allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks in a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, on allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda speaks in a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, on allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda gets ready to speak in a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, on allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa (front), a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, speaks at a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness on allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa (C), a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, heads to a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness on allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd hearing of ousted S. Korean president Park

2nd hearing of ousted S. Korean president Park

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun Hye is taken to the Seoul Central District Court on May 25, 2017, to attend her second court hearing over a string of allegations, including bribery and abuse of power. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd hearing of ousted S. Korean president Park

2nd hearing of ousted S. Korean president Park

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun Hye is taken to the Seoul Central District Court on May 25, 2017, to attend her second court hearing over a string of allegations, including bribery and abuse of power. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ousted S. Korean president Park denies charges as trial begins

Ousted S. Korean president Park denies charges as trial begins

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun Hye leaves the Seoul Central District Court for a detention center on May 23, 2017, following her first court hearing. Park denied a string of allegations against her including bribery and abuse of power. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ousted S. Korean president Park denies charges as trial begins

Ousted S. Korean president Park denies charges as trial begins

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun Hye leaves the Seoul Central District Court for a detention center on May 23, 2017, following her first court hearing. Park denied a string of allegations against her including bribery and abuse of power. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former S. Korean president Park denies charges as trial begins

Former S. Korean president Park denies charges as trial begins

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong Bin arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on May 23, 2017, when the trial of ousted South Korean President Park Geun Hye began. Her lawyer denied a string of allegations against her including bribery and abuse of power. Shin is accused of offering bribes to Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ousted S. Korean president Park questioned by prosecutors

Ousted S. Korean president Park questioned by prosecutors

People in Seoul watch TV news at a station in the capital on March 21, 2017, when former President Park Geun Hye appeared at a prosecutors' office for interrogation over corruption and abuse-of-power allegations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ousted S. Korean president Park questioned by prosecutors

Ousted S. Korean president Park questioned by prosecutors

South Korean protestors seek the arrest of former South Korean President Park Geun Hye near a prosecutors' office in Seoul on March 21, 2017, where Park was being questioned over corruption and abuse-of-power allegations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ousted S. Korean president Park questioned by prosecutors

Ousted S. Korean president Park questioned by prosecutors

Supporters of former South Korean President Park Geun Hye gather on March 21, 2017 near a prosecutors' office in Seoul where Park was being questioned over corruption and abuse-of-power allegations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ousted S. Korean president Park to "faithfully" face questioning

Ousted S. Korean president Park to "faithfully" face questioning

A car with former South Korean President Park Geun Hye leaves her residence in Seoul on March 21, 2017, for the prosecutors' office for interrogation over corruption and abuse-of-power allegations. "I want to say sorry to the people. I will faithfully face questioning," Park told reporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ousted S. Korean president Park to "faithfully" face questioning

Ousted S. Korean president Park to "faithfully" face questioning

Former South Korean President Park Geun Hye leaves her residence in Seoul on March 21, 2017, to be questioned by prosecutors over corruption and abuse-of-power allegations. "I want to say sorry to the people. I will faithfully face questioning," Park told reporters before entering the prosecutors' office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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