S. Korea prosecutors demand 35-year jail term for ex-leader Park

South Korean prosecutors demanded Wednesday a 35-year jail term for former president Park Geun-hye who was ousted and later convicted over a sprawling corruption scandal. Park, the country’s first female president, was brought down in 2017 after huge street protests triggered by allegations that she and a close friend took bribes from top conglomerates for government favours. She was later sentenced to 32 years in jail for bribery, abuse of…