Massive Protests Hit Seoul Over Leader's Ties To Mysterious Confidante
193 views · Published 5 November 2016 · 2:50 · Indexed 16 October 2026
Channel: Real Thing TV · 2016 · News & Politics
Massive Protests Hit Seoul Over Leader's Ties To Mysterious Confidante. One day after South Korea's President Park Geun-hye issued a new apology over one of the most bizarre political scandals in recent memory, protesters flooded the streets of downtown Seoul to call for Park to resign over her relationship with a spiritual adviser who has ties to a shamanistic cult. That adviser is Choi Soon-sil, a friend of Park's for some 40 years who was arrested this week as part of an investigation into whether Choi had improper influence over Park — and whether she used that influence to get rich. As NPR's Elise Hu has reported, "Choi is the daughter of a mysterious religious figure, Choi Tae-min, the leader of a small cult who befriended a young Park Geun-hye in the 1970s with claims he could channel the voice of Park's dead mother."
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