Two ex-presidential aides arrested in South Korea

‘A court in South Korea has issued arrest warrants for two former aides to President Park Geun-hye for their suspected involvement in a political scandal that has plunged the country in crisis.
In a statement on Sunday, the Seoul Central District Court said that it had granted a warrant to prosecutors to arrest An Chong-bum, a former senior advisor to Park who had already been in custody under an emergency detention order and who now faces charges of abusing power and attempted extortion.
The court also issued an arrest warrant for Jung Ho-sung, another former presidential aide accused of leaking classified information and passing on presidential documents to Choi Soon-sil, whose unconventionally close relationship with Park triggered the scandal.’
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