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In South Korea, there is an outstanding woman, Park Geun-hye, who was active in politics, the first female president of South Korea, and the first female head of state in East Asia.
She used to have a very high approval rating in South Korea, and her father was also president, so she has rich political resources. But then, she was imprisoned and forced to return to her hometown to retire, and the final ending was embarrassing.
Park Geun-hye's political path
Park Chung-hee served as the president of South Korea, and as his daughter, Park Geun-hye has attracted attention since she was a child. She obtained very good educational conditions, and she worked hard to be admitted to Sogang University in South Korea, and insisted on learning Chinese, even reaching the level of proficiency.
Park Geun-hye had a great time moving to the presidential palace with her father as a child, and after her mother's death, she took over as the first lady at the age of 22.
With her father's help, she can be said to have risen steadily in the political arena and established a lot of relationships. But in 1979, Park Chung-hee was killed, which dealt a major blow to Park Geun-hye, who was not only heartbroken, but also excluded from politics.
The killing of Park Chung-hee is not too surprising, after all, the president is called a dictator, and it is normal for him to have some extreme adversarials.
He had taken power by military force at the beginning, and since then he has implemented various policies that have been very tough, which has offended many people. After Park Chung-hee's death, these opponents naturally kicked Park Geun-hye out.
But Park Geun-hye didn't stop there, and she turned the tables on her side with her efforts.
In 1997, Park Geun-hye joined a South Korean party and was elected to parliament the following year. This was a turning point in her life, and since then, she has become the leader of the party and dominated her party, and the rise is clear at a glance.
In 2007, she ran for president, but she lost to Lee Myung-bak, but she did not discourage, and she secretly gathered strength to win the presidential election in 2012.
Park Geun-hye has a cold, heroic personality and a cool head in the face of difficulties, and her goal is to bring more women into politics.
She became a representative of South Korea's conservative wing and focused on developing the economy and creating jobs for the people during her reign. Just when everyone thought that she would always shine in the position of president, the accident happened.
A devastating blow to a political career
On March 10, 2017, Park Geun-hye was found to have violated the law, and the Choi Soon-sil Gate incident broke out, and South Korean high-level officials immediately conducted a thorough investigation and found that she had indeed abused her power and accepted bribes.
Immediately, Park Geun-hye was impeached and removed from her position, and a legal trial awaited her.
Park Geun-hye was 65 years old when she became South Korea's president, a position that took her nearly two decades to do. But it took only five months to fall from the presidency.
In May 2017, she was held in a trial that was the first of its kind against a former president in South Korea, and many people actively applied for a place to observe.
Park Geun-hye is suspected of plotting with her girlfriends to collect nearly 60 billion won in stolen money from well-known companies such as Samsung, and has also been charged with a total of 18 other crimes.
During the time awaiting the outcome of the trial, South Korea's political scene has changed dramatically. Because of Park's behavior, a large number of government officials have also been implicated, and many people in the Ministry of Justice have chosen to resign due to internal investigations.
In the past few months, South Korea's politics have been thrown into chaos, and Park's party has been affected, and power has been in a vacuum.
In 2018, Park Geun-hye was indicted again for receiving a huge bribe from the intelligence service, which made her situation even worse. In 2021, the years-long unsolved case finally came to an end, and Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
I thought she would spend the rest of her life in prison, but what everyone didn't expect was that she was actually pardoned. In 2021, South Korea's president actually announced that Park Geun-hye would be pardoned and released a week later, which made many people indignant.
Life after being released from prison
On December 31, 2021, Park Geun-hye, who had been imprisoned for more than four years, was released from prison, and as soon as the time for the amnesty came, the leaders of the detention center handed over the relevant materials to her.
She declared that she was not in good health, was treated in a hospital in Seoul, did not go out, and even the pardon materials were delivered here.
The night before the pardon, her supporters cheered her on with banners and other slogans, chanting slogans such as "Recover, Strengthen", and a large number of garlands were lined up, even exceeding 200 meters.
On the contrary, anti-pardon activities were also staged in Seoul, and banners against the pardon were pulled out at Cheonggye Square, but this did not change the decision of the South Korean leadership.
After being released from prison, she had no idea of entering politics, but she appeared in the voting field of parliamentarians.
On the day of the poll, she walked to the polling station accompanied by security guards and was about to leave when she was done, but was stopped by a reporter asking her what she thought. She also simply said that voting is everyone's right and she should participate.
The president at the time courted her and invited her to dine at the presidential palace and attend her father's memorial service.
There is speculation that the president is trying to win over conservative forces and gain support for himself. But Ms. Park said she had no idea of stepping into politics.
After being released from prison, Park Geun-hye lived a leisurely life, buying a villa worth 2.5 billion won (about 13 million yuan) in her hometown and retiring here.
At the beginning, her assets had already been confiscated because of taking bribes, so where did she get so much money to buy real estate? It turned out that her younger brother was not bad, and he was a billionaire worth hundreds of billions.
At first, her brother chose a house next to the hospital because of her health, but she was politely refused, and Park Geun-hye only wanted to return to her hometown.
In addition, she has a bunch of followers, and even if she is convicted of a felony, these fans will not change their original intentions and choose to support them to the end. With the help of these people, buying a house is also very easy.
Now the house where she lives is 10 meters high, and many people don't understand, is this too nostalgic for prison life? Of course not.
In the vicinity of Ms. Park's house, you can often see reporters who want to get first-hand information because of her high popularity. There were also some people who opposed the amnesty in the first place, and they came to protest, and the high wall was also for security reasons.
Living in a villa of great value and enjoying security services, Park Geun-hye's life in her later years was indeed nourishing and enviable.
However, she was not idle, and also released a new book about her experience in prison, which was sought after by fans.
epilogue
Park Geun-hye has entered a retirement life, but it seems that she has the intention of making a comeback, and her news and news have been continuously exposed recently, which may indicate her comeback, but no one can say what will happen in the future, so let's wait and see.
Reference:
China Broadcasting Network, "Introduction to Park Geun-hye", 2012.12.17
Global Network "Park Geun-hye stood on the trial stage for the first time today and was tried on the same stage with her girlfriends" 2017.5.23
China News Network "Park Geun-hye Regains Freedom After 1,736 Days of Imprisonment, Some People Send Wreaths, Some People Protest" 2021.12.31
Luzhong Morning News "72-year-old Park Geun-hye appeared at the polling site of the South Korean election, saying that she will never enter politics again" 2024.4.11