South Korea prosecutors bid to grill Park over scandal

AFP, SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said Sunday they would question President Park Geun-Hye this week over a snowballing corruption scandal involving a close friend that has triggered massive protests calling for her resignation.

The scandal centres on Park’s shadowy confidant, Choi Soon-Sil, who is accused of using her ties with the president to strong-arm local firms into donating millions of dollars to two non-profit foundations Choi then used for personal gain.
“We need to question the president Tuesday, or Wednesday at the latest,” Yonhap news agency quoted an official with the Seoul prosecutors’ office as saying, adding they had sent a notice to her office and were waiting for a response.
Park could respond as early as Tuesday after she appoints a lawyer to represent her, her spokesman said without elaborating further.

South Korea prosecutors bid to grill Park over scandal

AFP, SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said Sunday they would question President Park Geun-Hye this week over a snowballing corruption scandal involving a close friend that has triggered massive protests calling for her resignation. The scandal centres on Parks shadowy confidant, Choi Soon-Sil, who is accused of using her ties with the president to strong-arm local firms into donating millions of dollars to two non-profit foundations Choi then used for personal gain. We need to question the president Tuesday, or Wednesday at the latest, Yonhap news agency quoted an official with the Seoul prosecutors office as saying, adding they had sent a notice to her office and were waiting for a response. Park could respond as early as Tuesday after she appoints a lawyer to represent her, her spokesman said without elaborating further.