SOUTH KOREA
Prosecutors seek Park Geun-hye arrest warrant
Ten years is the sentence facing Park Geun-hye if she is found guilty
A South Korean court will hold a hearing on Thursday to decide whether to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye and hold her in a cell for up to 20 days, while she is investigated on charges of taking bribes and abusing presidential power. Park, 65, became South Korea’s first democratically elected president to be removed from office when a constitu-tional court upheld her impeachment in March. Park is accused of colluding with a friend, Choi Soon-sil, to pressure big businesses to donate to two foundations set up to back the former president’s policy initiatives. She and Choi have denied wrongdoing. In announcing the move to seek an arrest warrant, the South Korean prosecutors’ office said on Monday there was reason to suspect that Park would try to destroy evidence. "The case is very grave as the suspect has demonstrated acts of abuse of power by making companies give money and infringing on the freedom of corporate management by using powerful position and authority as president,...
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