- Title: South Korea parliament approves bill for special prosecutor in political scandal
- Date: 17th November 2016
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (NOVEMBER 17, 2016) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING IN PROGRESS EMBLEM OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, CHUNG SYE-KYUN, (CENTRE) SITTING, WHILE SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIALS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SITTING AND SPEAKING AT PODIUM SOUTH KOREAN MEMBERS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SITTING VARIOUS OF SOUTH KOREAN MEMBERS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTING ON COMPUTER SOUTH KOREAN MEMBER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTING ON COMPUTER TABLET SCREEN VARIOUS OF SCREEN SHOWING VOTING RESULT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING IN PROGRESS CHUNG BANGING GAVEL ANNOUNCING A BILL TO APPOINT A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE PRESIDENT PARK GEUN-HYE IS PASSED MORE OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SOUTH KOREAN FLAG
- Embargoed: 2nd December 2016 09:50
- Keywords: Park Geun-hye prosecutor investigation corruption scandal
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00158U0OXX
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:South Korea's parliament on Thursday (November 17) approved a bill to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-hye, sharply raising political pressure on her to step down.
The motion proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party passed by a vote of 196 in the 300-seat assembly, indicating some members of Park's ruling Saenuri Party backed the bill.
The government has been rocked by allegations that a friend used her ties to Park to meddle in state affairs and wield improper influence, triggering calls for the president to be impeached or step down. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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