South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday summoned conservative former president Lee Myung-bak for questioning as a criminal suspect in a bribery scandal, the country's latest former head of state to be investigated.
The move means that all living former South Korean presidents have now either been convicted, charged or embroiled in criminal inquiries.
"We need to investigate former president Lee to find the truth (in the scandal) in a transparent and effective manner," Yonhap news agency quoted an unidentified Seoul prosecutor as saying.
An official confirmed the move to AFP.
Allegations of corruption involving the 76-year-old's relatives and aides during his 2008-2013 presidential term have mounted in recent weeks as prosecutors investigate multiple cases of bribery amounting to millions of dollars.
Two of the ex-president's former aides have been arrested and the homes and offices of his brothers raided.
Lee was told to present himself to prosecutors on Wednesday next week to be questioned as a "suspect", Yonhap said.
Source :- yahoonews
The move means that all living former South Korean presidents have now either been convicted, charged or embroiled in criminal inquiries.
"We need to investigate former president Lee to find the truth (in the scandal) in a transparent and effective manner," Yonhap news agency quoted an unidentified Seoul prosecutor as saying.
An official confirmed the move to AFP.
Allegations of corruption involving the 76-year-old's relatives and aides during his 2008-2013 presidential term have mounted in recent weeks as prosecutors investigate multiple cases of bribery amounting to millions of dollars.
Two of the ex-president's former aides have been arrested and the homes and offices of his brothers raided.
Lee was told to present himself to prosecutors on Wednesday next week to be questioned as a "suspect", Yonhap said.
Source :- yahoonews
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