1st LD: S.Korean court issues warrant to arrest ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak
Xinhua,March 22, 2018 Adjust font size:
SEOUL, March 22 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean court on Thursday issued a warrant to arrest former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak over a series of corruption charges, according to local media reports.
The Seoul Central District Court decided to put Lee, who served his five-year presidential term through early 2013, under custody as he denied almost all of alleged wrongdoings, and even basic facts found through an investigation.
It raised a possibility for destroying evidence, and many of Lee's offences were justifiable, the court said. Enditem