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.<br /> 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.<br />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.<br />They are also expected to protest against the court acquitting Park of various bribery and extortion charges related to Samsung. <br />Park was handed a 24 year prison term and a fine of 16 million U.S. dollars for various corruption charges.<br />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. <br />
