Impeached President’s attorney claims protests against her "led by N.Korea"



News Impeached President’s attorney claims protests against her “led by N.Korea” Park Geun-hye's lawyer compares her to Socrates and Jesus, blames Pyongyang for her fall JH Ahn January 6, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun South Korea’s ongoing Park Geun-hye scandal took another strange turn on Thursday, with a member of the impeached President's legal representation claiming that followers of Juche ideology were behind the protests against her. Comparing President Park to Socrates and Jesus, who were, like Park, “falsely driven by the people to execution,” the attorney said that the protests were “not the representation of the South Koreans' popular will.” South Korea’s ongoing Park Geun-hye scandal took another strange turn on Thursday, with a member of the impeached President's legal representation claiming that followers of Juche ideology were behind the protests against her. Comparing President Park to Socrates and Jesus, who were, like Park, “falsely driven by the people to execution,” the attorney said that the protests were “not the representation of the South Koreans' popular will.” Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Impeached President’s attorney claims protests against her “led by N.Korea”

Park Geun-hye's lawyer compares her to Socrates and Jesus, blames Pyongyang for her fall

JH Ahn January 6, 2017

Impeached President’s attorney claims protests against her “led by N.Korea”

Rodong Sinmun

South Korea’s ongoing Park Geun-hye scandal took another strange turn on Thursday, with a member of the impeached President's legal representation claiming that followers of Juche ideology were behind the protests against her.

Comparing President Park to Socrates and Jesus, who were, like Park, “falsely driven by the people to execution,” the attorney said that the protests were “not the representation of the South Koreans' popular will.”

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