Seoul March 20 (IANS) South Korea s former President Park Geun-hye will deliver a message before being questioned by the prosecution this week over a string of corruption allegations her lawyer said on Monday.
Park Geun-hye has prepared a message. She will deliver it as she heads to the prosecutors office her lawyer Son Bum-kyu told the media.
However he declined to elaborate Yonhap News Agency reported.
Park the country s first democratically elected leader to be ousted is set to undergo questioning at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Tuesday morning.
The former President has been named a criminal suspect for allegedly abusing her power and colluding with her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil in extorting money from local conglomerates.
Park has so far rejected a direct investigation as the nation s president is immune from criminal prosecution.
The Constitutional Court s decision to oust her earlier this month stripped her of the privilege.
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S. Korean ex-President to deliver message ahead of questioning
