Seoul,
\nDisgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye briefly left prison to receive medical care at a hospital in Seoul on Wednesday, a spokesman for the medical facility said.<\/p>\n
Park was convicted of corruption and jailed for 24 years last month, completing a dramatic fall from grace for the country’s first female leader who became a figure of public fury and ridicule.<\/p>\n
The 66-year-old has been allowed out of prison several times for treatment for ailments including a toe injury and backache and for dental care since her arrest in March last year.<\/p>\n
Park arrived at the civilian hospital Seoul St. Mary’s accompanied by prison authorities, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n
He declined to give further details but Yonhap news agency said she will be treated for her chronic back pain.<\/p>\n
Park, who has boycotted all court hearings since October claiming unfair treatment, has waived her right to appeal against the lower court ruling.<\/p>\n
However prosecutors have argued the sentence was too lenient for Park and an appeals trial is expected to begin as early as this month.<\/p>\n
Park’s immediate predecessor Lee Myung-bak is in custody while prosecutors investigate multiple corruption charges involving him and his relatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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