SEOUL: Former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye’s defense lawyers resigned en masse Monday in protest at what they called a biased corruption trial, as the ex-leader described the proceedings as “political revenge.”

Park faces multiple charges including bribery, coercion and abuse of power for offering governmental favors to tycoons, and is being held in custody.

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