韓國提請對前總統朴槿惠頒發逮捕令
South Korean prosecutors have decided to ask for an arrest warrant for ousted President Park Geun-hye in the corruption scandal that has forced her from office. Yonhap news agency reported that prosecutors requested the warrant Monday.
South Korea's Constitutional Court dismissed Park from office earlier this month following her impeachment by lawmakers over allegations she colluded with longtime friend Choi Soon-sil to extort companies to donate nearly $70 million to dubious foundations in exchange for favorable treatment.
The prosecution said in a statement, "It would be unfair not to seek a warrant considering that her accomplice Choi Soon-sil, as well as those government officials who followed her direction and the ones who gave kickbacks have all been detained."
Park has denied any wrongdoing.
The prosecution statement says a "lot of evidence" has been gathered," but as the suspect denies most of the criminal allegations, there is a possibility of her destroying evidence."
With Park out of office, South Korea will vote for a new president on May 9.韓國檢察官決定提請法庭頒發對被罷黜的朴槿惠總統的逮捕令，朴槿惠因腐敗醜聞被免職。據韓聯社報道，檢察官是星期一提請頒發逮捕令的。
朴槿惠遭到議會彈劾後，韓國憲法法庭本月早些時候免去了她的總統職務。之前，她被指控與長年密友崔順實相互勾結，對一些公司進行勒索，迫使他們爲換取優惠向來路不明的基金會捐款近7千萬美元。
檢方在聲明中說：“鑑於她（朴槿惠）的同謀崔順實以及聽命於她的那些政府官員和給予回扣的人員都被拘押，不提請頒發她的逮捕令有失公允。”
朴槿惠否認自己有任何不法行爲。
檢方聲明說，已經蒐集到“大量證據”，但是由於嫌疑人否認其中大多數刑事指控，有可能她已將證據銷燬。
朴槿惠下臺後，韓國將在5月9日投票選舉新總統。
