page_title: Candlelight vigil
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Candlelight vigil / South Korea's candlelight vigils / 2016-17 / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: President Park Geun-hye visits the Sejong Government Complex. President Park Geun-hye delivers the keynote speech during an economic policy meeting on December 27 at the Sejong Government Complex.한국어: 박근혜 대통령 정부세종청사 방문. 박근혜 대통령이 27일 ‘2014년 경제정책방향 논의를 위한 경제관계장관회의’에서 모두발언을 하고 있다.
context_page_description: A candlelight vigil or candlelit vigil is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset in order to show support for a specific cause. Such events are typically held either to protest the suffering of some marginalized group of people, or in memory of the dead. In the latter case, the event is often called a candlelight memorial. A large candlelight vigil will usually have invited speakers with a public address system and may be covered by local or national media. Speakers give their speech at the beginning of the vigil to explain why they are holding a vigil and what it represents. Vigils may also have a religious or spiritual purpose. On Christmas Eve many churches hold a candlelight vigil.
  Candlelight vigils are seen as a nonviolent way to raise awareness of a cause and to motivate change, as well as uniting and supporting those attending the vigil.
context_section_description: In October 2016, President Park Geun-hye was revealed to be involved in a corruption scandal that focused on the nature of her friendship with Choi Soon-il, the daughter of cult leader Choi Tae-min. JTBC were the first to report on the case, revealing that Choi had access and exerted influence over Park's state affairs, including classified information that should not have been leaked to an individual with no government rank or status. On October 25, Park released a statement of apology for giving Choi access to her drafted speeches during the early months of her presidency. A week later, Choi was arrested for the suspicion of employing improper influence on state affairs. Later on, the investigation revealed that Park and Choi accepted and demanded bribes from South Korean conglomerates, which were then funneled to Choi's family and to her non-profit organizations.
caption: KOCIS Korea President Park Sejong Econ 03 (11640577615)
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