She suddenly let journalists get in Chongwadae on January 1 and held a meet-the press allegedly to shed clear light on the scandals. There she totally denied her crimes, saying that all were distorted.

Her shameful behavior immediately sparked off a flurry of criticism from various circles of south Korea.

The newspaper Hangyore in an editorial on January 2 said that she seemed to live in her own dreamland as she said no to the reality recognized by all.

On the same day the Bar Association for Democratic Society released a commentary to denounce Park's shamefulness.