Park's former aides arrested, protesters demand her resignation
Seoul
SOUTH Korean President Park Geun-hye's former secretaries were arrested early Sunday, adding pressure on her to resign as tens of thousands of protesters demanded her ouster over one of the nation's biggest political scandals in years.
Arrest warrants for former senior presidential secretary for policy coordination An Chong-bum and former secretary for private presidential affairs Jeong Ho-seong have been issued, according to text messages from the Seoul Central District Court. Mr An has been accused of pressuring local companies to donate funds to foundations controlled by Choi Soon-sil, a friend of President Park, who is at the center of the scandal. Mr Jeong, dubbed as a "door knob" to Ms Park by local media in that he is one of the key members controlling access to the president, was arrested on charges of allegedly leaking confidential documents to Choi. Both were already in custody.
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