South Korean prosecutors have applied for an arrest warrant for former president Park Geun-hye, for her role in a corruption scandal, according to BBC.

Earlier this month, she lost her presidential immunity and was dismissed from her post when the constitutional court upheld a decision by parliament to impeach her.

Ms Park is accused of allowing her close friend Choi Soon-sil to allegedly extort money from big firms.
Ms Park has denied the allegations.

The former president apologised to the public last week, before being questioned by authorities for 14 hours.