The prosecutors have indicted Choi and two former aides to Park on charges including extortion, fraud and divulging classified information. Corruption and influence-peddling scandals have been relatively regular occurrences during the course of South Korea’s democratization, but this case has angered people here because of the sheer scale of the allegations. Choi is said to have influenced South Korea’s public and private affairs, from its foreign relations to the admissions procedures of one of its top universities. Here are four examples of Choi’s influence that help explain why South Koreans are so angry. It accounts for about one-quarter of South Korea’s exports, so if it is involved in something, it’s big.

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2016 13:13 UTC