SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will not be ready to appear before prosecutors until next week despite their demand to question her sooner over a snowballing political scandal, her lawyer said Thursday. South Korea's President Park Geun-HyePark, who would be the first sitting president to be interrogated in a criminal case, has seen her approval ratings plunge in recent weeks, with hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to Seoul's streets on Saturday demanding her resignation. Prosecutors have said they need to question Park by Friday at the latest as part of their investigation into Choi. Under South Korea's constitution, the incumbent president may not be charged with a criminal offence except insurrection or treason. But many have argued the sitting president can be investigated by prosecutors and then charged after leaving office.

Source: Bangkok Post November 17, 2016 10:48 UTC