The article repeated rumors in South Korean media and the financial industry about a relationship between Park and a former aide who was said to be married at the time. Moon Jae-in, an opposition lawmaker and Park's main rival in the 2012 presidential elections, told reporters on Tuesday that the prosecution's decision to indict Kato was an "embarrassment." [...] the late 1980s, South Korea was ruled by a succession of military dictators, including Park's father, Park Chung-hee, who suppressed journalists and dissenters.