SEOUL — Prosecutors in South Korea will seek an arrest warrant for ousted president Park Geun-hye, they said on Monday, days after questioning her over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down. The former president is accused of multiple offences including bribery, leaking government information, and abuse of power in the scandal. These are grave issues," the prosecutors said in a statement. Her secret confidante and alleged accomplice Choi Soon-sil is already on trial, and prosecutors said it would be "counter to the principle of fairness" if Park was not arrested. The statement did not make explicitly clear whether they had already applied to the Seoul Central District for an arrest warrant.

Source: Viet Nam News March 27, 2017 02:48 UTC