South Korean prosecutors have said they will question the president, Park Geun-hye, this week over a snowballing corruption scandal involving a close friend that has triggered massive protests calling for her resignation. “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. South Korea scandal explained: six key points on the cronyism claims engulfing the president Read moreIf Park agrees, she will be the first South Korean president to be questioned by prosecutors while in office. The scandal that emerged late last month has led to nationwide fury, with tens of thousands of protesters calling for Park’s resignation. The latest rally on Saturday drew 1 million people, according to organisers, making it the largest public protest in South Korea in nearly three decades.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2016 16:44 UTC