South Korea seeks arrest of ex-president Park Geun-hye

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39402356

South Korea seeks arrest of ex-president Park Geun-hye

5 hours ago

From the section Asia

South Korean prosecutors have applied for an arrest warrant for former president Park Geun-hye, for her role in a corruption scandal. Earlier this month, she lost her presidential immunity and was dismissed from her post when the constitutional court upheld a decision by parliament to impeach her.

Ms Park is accused of allowing her close friend Choi Soon-sil to allegedly extort money from big firms. Ms Park has denied the allegations.
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"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," prosecutors said in a statement on Monday. The prosecutors argue that evidence like computer hard drives might be destroyed if Ms Park is not arrested.
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Ms Choi is accused of using her presidential connections to pressure companies to give millions of dollars in donations to non-profit foundations she controlled.
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Ms Park, 65, is alleged to have been personally involved in this, and to have given Ms Choi unacceptable levels of access to official documents.

Parliament voted to impeach Ms Park in December.

On 10 March, the constitutional court ruled that Ms Park's actions "seriously impaired the spirit of... democracy and the rule of law".
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[yodermon]

1. We need a "be like S Korea" meme n/t

[tenorly]

2. Word.