South Korea's Former President Arrested in Corruption Probe
South Korea's Former President Park Geun-hye
Seoul - Arab Today
South Korea's Former President Park Geun-hye was arrested on in connection with a corruption scandal that led to her removal from office.
South Korean Yonhap news agency reported that the Seoul Central District Court issued a warrant to detain Park on charges of bribery, abuse of authority, coercion and leaking government secrets, after a marathon hearing the previous day."The need for her arrest is acknowledged because there is probable cause to charge her and a concern of evidence being destroyed," Judge Kang Boo-young said.
Park, ousted in a historic ruling on March 10, became the country's third former president to be arrested over criminal allegations, following Roh Tae-woo and Chun Doo-hwan.
Following the decision, Park was transferred to a detention center south of Seoul from the prosecution's office where she had been waiting for the result after the nearly nine-hour court hearing. The detention center is where key figures embroiled in the scandal, including Park's longtime friend Choi Soon-sil and Samsung's de facto leader Lee Jae-yong, are held in custody.
Source: QNA
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