Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye is a ‘traitor’ responsible for ‘extra-large hideous corruption’, says North Korea
The disgraced former leader was found guilty for abusing her power and taking bribes, and was imprisoned for 24 years
North Korea on Saturday called disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye a “traitor” responsible for “extra-large hideous corruption”, in its first reaction to the sentencing of Park to 24 years in prison on corruption charges.
Relations between the Koreas were terrible while the conservative Park was in office as she took a hard line after the North accelerated its nuclear weapons and missile tests in 2016.
For years, North Korea’s state media used extremely violent and sexist language to criticise Park, calling her a “prostitute” for the United States and a “murderous demon” destined to meet “a sudden and violent death”. In June last year, North Korea vowed to execute Park and her spy chief, accusing them of planning to assassinate the North’s supreme leadership, an allegation the South’s National Intelligence Service denied.