(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, March 27(Petra) -- South Korean prosecutors Monday asked the courts to issue a warrant for the arrest of Park Geun-hye, the former president who was impeached earlier this month in connection with a corruption and influence-peddling scandal.
A lot of evidence has been collected so far but as the suspect denies most of the criminal allegations against her, there is a possibility of her destroying evidence," the prosecution said in a statement Monday, according to the Yonhap news agency.
"It would be unfair not to seek a warrant considering that her accomplice Choi Soon-sil, as well as those government officials who followed her direction and the ones who gave kickbacks have all been detained," the statement added.
Park, 65, had her removal from office confirmed by the country's top court earlier this month, ending her executive immunity. The former president is accused of multiple offences including bribery, leaking government information, and abuse of power in the scandal.
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