If approved, the warrant would arrest Park in connection with the corruption scandal that’s gripped the nation for months. But prosecutors argue that the evidence could be destroyed in the meantime.
Prosecutors in Seoul are seeking an arrest warrant for Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s , in connection with the blockbuster corruption scandal that’s gripped the nation for months. «The suspect has used her status as a president to receive money from companies, and interfered with the freedom of business management, as well as leaking important confidential material related to the government,» the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Under the South Korean system, a judge must approve a request for an arrest warrant before a suspect can be detained. That decision is expected before the end of the week. Park, for her part, has denied any allegations against her throughout the criminal investigation and while she faced impeachment. Prosecutors argue that that without arresting Park, evidence could be destroyed, as Park refused to allow investigators entry for raids on the presidential office in recent months and resisted several requests to testify in her impeachment trial and take face-to-face questioning in the criminal corruption investigation.
