YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye denied all charges brought against her during the initial court hearings, Reuters reports.

The impeached president wasn’t personally present in court, since it’s not yet a mandatory requirement.

Her lawyer was representing her at the hearing.

The lawyer said the former president’s case comprises 120 thousand pages and she didn’t have time to study it fully.

On 9 December 2016, Park was impeached by the National Assembly on charges related to influence peddling by a top aide. Her presidential powers and duties were suspended with the ratification of the impeachment proposal, and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn assumed those powers and duties as Acting President. The impeachment was upheld unanimously by the Constitutional Court on 10 March 2017, ending Park's presidency and forcing her out of office.