The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office is ready to determine whether or not to request an arrest warrant for ex-president Lee Myung-bak as early as today,... over charges of bribery, embezzlement and tax evasion.
The former president faces allegations he controlled a slush fund worth some eleven million U.S. dollars hidden behind auto-parts maker DAS,... but Lee has reportedly denied most of the alleged wrongdoings.
It's highly likely prosecutors will request a warrant for his arrest amid concerns he could try to destroy evidence.
Lee's wife, Kim Yoon-ok, is also at risk of being summoned soon over suspicions that she too, was involved in alleged bribery and corruption when her husband was in office.
The investigation surrounding former leader as well as his close family and relatives comes just a year after another former President Park Geun-hye was arrested on a series of corruption charges.