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We begin with the closed-door questioning session of Choi Soon-sil, President Park Geun-hye's
close friend and the woman at the center of the corruption scandal.
Members of a bi-partisan parliamentary committee investigating the scandal... had to travel
to a local detention center and squeeze into a cell to question Choi.
Was it a productive outing?
Park Jiwon starts us off.
The session was held behind closed doors for two and half hours,... and only eight of the
18 panel members were allowed in.
During the meeting, Choi apologized for the confusion she caused to the nation... but
denied most of the allegations against her.
The chair of the special committee panel said Choi hardly answered to any questions faithfully.
:YTN "Choi Soon-sil said she is very much sick
due to depression and cardiac disorders, and the panel had much difficulty in progressing
the session, as she hardly gave any sincere answer."
The panel of lawmakers said she denied most allegations, and said she does not know other
key figures involved in the scandal,... such as former senior presidential secretary Woo
Byung-woo and former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon.
Lawmakers also said that Choi said she's prepared for life imprisonment.
They added Choi became very sensitive when she was asked about her daughter's issue.
"She cried when her daughter's issue was raised.
She didn't seem to show remorse or be guilty on other charges, but she shed tears regarding
her daughter's matters."
Choi's lawyer issued a statement that the session violates the court's decision that
her client is not allowed to see anyone but him until mid-January.
The committee said in response... that it is executing the official duties of parliament...
and the visit was therefore not in violation of the law.
Meanwhile, other six panel members held a similar closed-door session at another detention
center with former presidential secretaries Jeong Ho-sung and Ahn Jong-beom.
Park's former personal secretary Jeong acknowledged that he regularly sent official documents
to Choi,.. saying President Park trusted Choi a lot, and they two held frequent discussions
on diverse matters.
Former senior presidential secretary for policy coordination Ahn Jong-beom said he just followed
President Park's instructions... in regards to allegations that two government-linked
foundations, the Mir and K-Sports Foundations,... forced big corporations to pay hundreds of
millions of dollars in donations.
Park Ji-won, Arirang News.
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