Supreme Court confirms 20 years
in prison for ex-president Park
韓最高法院確認前總統朴槿惠判刑20年
【摘要2021.1.17.自由】◎茅毅
The highest court on Thursday upheld a
20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye, closing the final
chapter in one of the greatest political scandals in South Korea to date.
南韓最高法院週四維持對前總統朴槿惠判刑20年，為這起該國迄今最大的政治醜聞之一，闔上最後篇章。
The Court confirmed the lower court’s
decision to sentence Park to 20 years in prison and levy an 18 billion won fine
for her part in a corruption case that cost her the presidency in 2017. The
court also confirmed an additional forfeiture of 3.5 billion won.
最高法院確認了下一級法院由於朴槿惠在2017年一宗使她喪失總統職位的貪腐案，而對她處以有期徒刑20年的判決，併科180億韓元罰款。最高法院也確認了另一項沒收其35億韓元犯罪所得的判決。
She will be 87 years old by the time her
prison term ends in 2039. She is the fourth Korean president to go to prison,
the others being Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan and Lee Myung-bak.
在2039年她的刑期屆滿時，將高齡87歲。她是第4位入獄的南韓總統，其餘是盧泰愚、全斗煥與李明博。
新聞辭典
to date：片語，迄（至）今、到目前為止。例句：This
is her best performance to date.（這是她至今最佳的表現。）
levy：動詞，徵收（稅、兵員）。例句：The
government levies taxes for annual expenditure.（政府為年度開支徵稅。）
forfeiture：名詞，沒收、因違法而喪失。例句：She
was deep in debt and facing forfeiture of his property.（她負債累累，面臨財產遭沒收的處境。）
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