South Korean court issues arrest warrant for ex-President Lee
A South Korean court says it has approved an arrest warrant for ex-President Lee Myung-bak over corruption allegations.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-03-22 15:23 GMT
Seoul
Thursday’s decision by the Seoul Central District Court means prosecutors can immediately detain Lee for up to 20 days before formally charging him.
Prosecutors accuse Lee of taking a total of 11 billion won ($10 million) in bribes from his own intelligence agency and business groups.
Prosecutors allege Lee also used a private company as a channel to establish illicit slush funds totaling 35 billion won ($33 million).
Lee ruled from 2008-2013. Almost all South Korean presidents have been embroiled in scandals or other problems after leaving office or just before their terms ended.
Lee’s conservative successor, Park Geun-hye, was removed from office and jailed last year over a separate corruption scandal.
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