검찰, 박근혜 형 집행정지 불허<br /><br />South Korean prosecutors have denied former President Park Geun-hye's request for the suspension of her jail term.<br />The former leader's attorney filed the request to the Seoul Central District Court last week, saying Park is in extreme physical pain and has difficulty sleeping at night. <br />Under Korean law, prosecutors can allow the suspension of sentences if convicts suffer from serious illness.<br />However, the stay of sentence deliberation committee decided that Park's condition is not severe enough to warrant a suspension.<br />Park has been imprisoned since March 2017 for abuse of power and corruption, as well as other charges. <br />
