South Korean prosecutors said Monday that they would seek to arrest disgraced former President Park Geun-hye on multiple charges, including bribery and abuse of authority, related to a widespread corruption investigation. The announcement comes less than a week after prosecutors summoned the former president for more than 12 hours of questioning. Park’s administration has been pushing to quickly deploy the missile system, known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, in a southern South Korean province. It intended to protect American allies from medium-range missiles fired by North Korea, but it has also led objections from China. Park is the first South Korean president to be removed from office through impeachment, but she’s not the first to face criminal scrutiny after leaving.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 27, 2017 03:13 UTC