Former special counsel indicted for alleged graft

▲ Former special counsel Park Young-soo (Yonhap)

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Former special counsel indicted for alleged graft

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday indicted a former special counsel, who was responsible for investigating a corruption scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye, on allegations of graft.

Former special counsel Park Young-soo has been under investigation following allegations that he accepted a Porsche rental car and seafood from a man who claimed to be a fisheries businessman.

The man who claimed to be a fisheries businessman was also indicted, according to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office.

Park had investigated the scandal surrounding the former president for over four years.

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