SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said Sunday that President Park Geun-Hye had colluded with her close confidante in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal that has sparked massive nationwide protests and calls for her impeachment. Lee acknowledged that prosecutors could not formally charge Park at present but vowed to continue to investigate her. Choi also pressured major firms including the South’s largest carmaker Hyundai and top steelmaker Posco to award lucrative contracts to firms linked to her, he added. The scandal has sent Park’s approval ratings plunging to five percent – the lowest for any sitting South Korean president. Choi is a daughter of a shadowy religious figure who was a longtime mentor to Park until his death in 1994.

Source: New Strait Times November 20, 2016 08:59 UTC