Cheong Wa Dae

Former South Korea President Goes Through Interrogation in Few Days

Seoul - Arab Today

The special counsel investigating an influence-peddling scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye is seeking to interrogate her face-to-face this week. It will be the first-ever prosecution inquiry of a sitting South Korean president if it is carried out as planned, officials said Sunday. Independent Counsel Park Young-soo is in talks with the president's lawyers with a plan to hold theRead more

South Korean prosecutors try in vain to search president office over scandal

Seoul - ArabToday

South Korean prosecutors independently investigating the presidential scandal on Friday tried to search the presidential Blue House, but officials blocked the attempt for reason of possible leakage of top secrets. The independent counsel team said that it put forward the search and seizure warrant toward the Blue House at about 10 a.m. local time (0100 GMT), without elaborating further. TheRead more

S. Korean President Denies All Corruption Allegations

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Sunday denied allegations against her of involvement in a corruption scandal surrounding her longtime confidante, as the Constitutional Court accelerates its legal review of her impeachment case. The president expressed frustration at what she termed "distorted and false" suspicions and "erroneous" media coverage, during the New Year's greeting meeting with reporters, the first suchRead more

Presidential office: Park will follow whatever decision parliament makes on her fate

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korean President Park Geun-hye will accept whatever decision parliament makes regarding her fate, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, as opposition parties continued to press her to swiftly resign over a corruption scandal involving her and a longtime friend. The comments came amid lingering doubts over Park's decision to leave her presidency in the hands of parliament.Read more

Park takes rally 'seriously'

Seoul - Arab Today

President Park Geun-hye is well aware of the severity of the Saturday's massive candlelit rally and is considering all measures to normalize state affairs, the presidential office said Sunday. Presidential chief of staff Han Kwang-ok and other senior presidential secretaries discussed, Sunday, ways to cope with the unprecedented rally, which organizers say was participated in by more than 1 millionRead more

South Korea believes DPRK may have conducted its 'most powerful' nuke test

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korea's military believed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) may have conducted the "most powerful" nuclear test so far on Friday after an artificial earthquake was detected at a site where its fourth nuclear test was carried out earlier this year. A South Korean Defense Ministry official was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying that it wasRead more