She was formally charged with creating a blacklist of nearly 10,000 artists who criticised President Park Geun-Hye. Former culture minister Cho Yoon-sun was formally charged with creating a "blacklist" of nearly 10,000 artists who had voiced criticism of now-impeached President Park Geun-hye, prosecutors said. Kim Ki-choon, a powerful former chief of staff for the conservative president, was also indicted for enforcing the blacklist. The special prosecutor's office said the government and state entities used the blacklist as a "guideline" to penalise artists and censor content. Lee said the special prosecutor's team sought to question Park, perhaps on Friday, but was discussing details with the president's side.

Source: Bangkok Post February 07, 2017 17:40 UTC