In South Korea, ousted President Park Geun-Hye was due in court today to face trial over the massive corruption scandal that led to her stunning downfall. Today's opening session will be Park's first public appearance since she was taken into custody in March. <br/><br/>Her trial is expected to last for months. Park faces 18 charges including bribery, coercion and abuse of power for offering policy favours to tycoons who bribed her secret confidante. Park has denied all wrongdoing. The maximum sentence for corruption in South Korea is life. Park was impeached by parliament and in March sacked by the country's top court following revelations of her involvement in a massive corruption scandal.<br/><br/>