South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday ordered ousted president Park Geun-Hye to appear before them next week for questioning over the corruption scandal that triggered her dramatic downfall. Park, who was dismissed by the Constitutional Court last Friday, will be required to attend a prosecutors’ office in Seoul next Tuesday, a spokesman said. Park, a criminal suspect in the scandal, had repeatedly refused to make herself available for questioning by the prosecutors before the country’s highest court confirmed a parliamentary impeachment motion against her. She is set to become the fourth former South Korean leader to be questioned by prosecutors over corruption scandals. Park — the 65-year-old daughter of the late former strongman Park Chung-Hee — has been named as Choi’s accomplice who helped her extract money from the firms.

Source: Manila Times March 15, 2017 02:26 UTC