South Korean prosecutors have applied for an arrest warrant for former president Park Geun-hye, for her role in a corruption scandal. Earlier this month, she lost her presidential immunity and was dismissed from her post when the constitutional court upheld a decision by parliament to impeach her. Ms Park is accused of allowing her close … Read more
South Korean prosecutors sought an arrest warrant on Monday for ousted president Park Geun-Hye, they said, days after questioning her over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down. Park, 65, had her removal from office confirmed by the country’s top court earlier this month, ending her executive immunity, and her prosecution … Read more
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye returned home Wednesday after a marathon interrogation by prosecutors over the corruption and influence-peddling scandal that brought her down. Park — the first South Korean president removed from power by impeachment — spent more than 21 hours in the prosecutors´ office in Seoul from Tuesday morning. A broadly-smiling Park … Read more
Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye was questioned by prosecutors Tuesday over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down, after using executive privilege to avoid them for months while in office. Park apologised to the public as she arrived at the prosecutors’ office in Seoul, adding: “I will undergo the investigation … Read more
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye is being questioned by prosecutors over a corruption scandal that brought her down. Earlier this month, judges upheld parliament’s decision to impeach Ms Park, who has now lost her immunity. Ms Park’s supporters gathered outside her home in Seoul, as she was escorted by police to the prosecutors’ office. … Read more
Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye reported to prosecutors Tuesday for questioning over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down, after using executive privilege to avoid them for months while in office. Park apologised to the public as she arrived at the prosecutors’ office in Seoul, adding: “I will undergo the … Read more
The United States on Saturday denied a report saying Secretary of State Rex Tillerson opted not to have dinner with his South Korean counterparts on a diplomatic visit because of “fatigue”. Tillerson visited Seoul Friday on his first tour of the flashpoint region, where he warned military action against nuclear-armed North Korea was an option … Read more
Protesters marched through the streets of Seoul on Saturday demanding the repeal of ex-President Park Geun-Hye’s impeachment. Prosecutors have ordered the ousted president to appear before them on Tuesday next week for questioning over the corruption scandal that triggered her dramatic downfall. A criminal suspect in the scandal, Park had repeatedly refused to make herself … Read more
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday ordered ousted president Park Geun-Hye to appear before them for questioning in connection with the corruption scandal that brought her down, they said. Park, who was dismissed by the Constitutional Court last week, was required to attend a prosecutors’ office in Seoul next Tuesday, a spokesman said. “We have sent … Read more
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye was assailed by newspapers and politicians Monday for her defiance over the court ruling that ended her tenure as president. Park left Seoul’s presidential complex on Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment by parliament and stripped her of executive power and privileges. “It will take … Read more
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye has now left the presidential palace, two days after judges upheld parliament’s decision to impeach her. Ms Park arrived at her home in southern Seoul amid waving supporters. She has been impeached over her role in a corruption scandal involving close friend, Choi Soon-sil. In her first words since … Read more
South Korea’s impeached ex-president Park Geun-Hye left the presidential Blue House Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court’s verdict removing her from office over a massive corruption scandal. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said Park departed from the presidential office at around 1000 GMT to return to her private residence in southern Seoul, where hundreds … Read more
An official from the Blue House said there was a possibility that Park would leave in the evening South Korea’s impeached ex-president Park Geun-Hye left the presidential Blue House on Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court’s verdict removing her from office over a massive corruption scandal. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said Park departed … Read more
The front-runner to succeed South Korea’s impeached president Park Geun-Hye on Sunday called for unity as the country writes a “new history”, while hundreds gathered outside the home of the ousted leader in a show of support. The Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach Park, effectively removing her from office over … Read more
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye is keeping her silence as calls grow for her arrest. Ms Park was forced from office on Friday, after judges unanimously upheld parliament’s decision to impeach her over her role in a corruption scandal involving close friend, Choi Soon-sil. Despite the ruling, she remains inside the presidential compound. Three … Read more
Opponents of South Korea’s ousted leader, Park Geun-hye, demanded on Saturday that she be arrested a day after she was thrown out of office over a corruption scandal involving the country’s conglomerates. Park’s critics said they would rally in central Seoul, where they have been gathering every weekend for months, while the former president’s conservative … Read more
The front-runner to succeed South Korea’s impeached president Park Geun-Hye after her dismissal over a corruption scandal is a former special forces soldier, pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer. The irony is that Moon Jae-In of the Democratic Party was once chief of staff to left-leaning president Roh Moo-Hyun, who committed suicide in 2009 after … Read more
South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office. Judges unanimously upheld parliament’s decision to impeach Ms Park over her role in a corruption scandal involving her close friend, Choi Soon-sil. She now loses her presidential immunity and could face criminal charges. There have been angry … Read more
Friday’s final verdict by South Korea’s Constitutional Court to sack impeached president Park Geun-Hye has finally put an end to a months-long political crisis that rocked the nation. Millions have taken to the streets to demand her ouster over a corruption and influence-peddling scandal involving her secret confidante Choi Soon-Sil. Choi is on trial for … Read more
South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office. Judges unanimously upheld parliament’s decision to impeach Ms Park over her role in a corruption scandal involving her close friend, Choi Soon-sil. She now loses her presidential immunity and could face criminal charges. There have been angry … Read more