This combined photo shows Choi Soon-sil (R), a close friend of President Park Geun-hye and a key figure in an influence-peddling scandal that led to the president's impeachment, shouting to reporters after arriving at the office of special prosecutors in Seoul on Jan. 25, 2017. She told reporters, "The special counsel's team is no longer democratic," claiming, "They have been forcing me to confess that I colluded with President Park." In stark contrast, Choi (L) said, "I committed a sin that deserves death," on Oct. 31, 2016, when she appeared at the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office after being summoned for questioning over allegations she played a role in state affairs, among others. (Yonhap) (END)