Preparations for the second part of impeached ex-President Park Geun-hye's corruption trial kicked off this morning,... with prosecutors ready to challenge what they see as a lenient first ruling against the former leader.
The first preparatory session opened at the Seoul High Court at 10 a.m., with the prosecution expected to explain how they will make their case.
They're likely to refute the lower court's ruling in April that the funds provided to the Korea Winter Sports Elite Center, and the Mir and K-Sports Foundations could not be counted as kickbacks.
They are also expected to protest against the court acquitting Park of various bribery and extortion charges related to Samsung.
Park was handed a 24 year prison term and a fine of 16 million U.S. dollars for various corruption charges.
The 66 year-old has not filed an appeal against the first ruling but will be represented by three state-appointed attorneys at today's hearing.