South Korea opens biggest trial since Sewol ferry sinking

According to RFI, on December 19, Ms. Choi Soon Sil - a friend and close advisor of South Korean President Park Geun Hye - will have to appear in court to answer charges of abuse of power.

Ms. Choi Soon Sil. (Source: CCTV News)

The trial could shed light on the sequence of events that led to the impeachment of the current president and brought millions of people into the streets in protest.

According to AP, the trial of Choi Soon Sil, Park's 40-year friend, will be the largest since 2014, when the South Korean judiciary tried the crew of the Sewol ferry that sank, killing more than 300 people, mostly teenagers./.

According to Vietnamplus