Ji Choong-ho is sentenced 11 years in prison

Seoul western district court today sentenced 11 years in prison for Ji Choong-ho, who slashed the face of Park Geun-hye, former leader of the opposition GNP party, with a box cutter, on charges of injuring, violation of election laws, blackmailing, and damaging public buildings. But the court gave a verdict of not guilty for his attempted murder charge, saying “there isn’t evidence that proves the accused’s intention to murder.