国际英语资讯:Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak taken into custody over corruption charges
<p><span word="SEOUL">SEOUL</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 22-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Myung">Myung</span>-<span word="bak">bak</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span>' <span word="request">request</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2013, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="wrongdoings">wrongdoings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="denial">denial</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="offences">offences</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="justifiable">justifiable</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>.</p><p><span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="summoned">summoned</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="Prosecutors">Prosecutors</span>' <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warrant">warrant</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span>, <span word="embezzlement">embezzlement</span>, <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="evasion">evasion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slush">slush</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="arraigned">arraigned</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="clarified">clarified</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="grilled">grilled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="evidences">evidences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="testimonies">testimonies</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span>.</p><p><span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>. <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>.</p><p><span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="Geun">Geun</span>-<span word="hye">hye</span>, <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="successor">successor</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>-<span word="peddling">peddling</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Choi">Choi</span> <span word="Soon">Soon</span>-<span word="sil">sil</span>.</p>
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