President park geunhye is now embroiled in a deepening political scandal. Four years ago seoul cancele the signing of a similar agreement because of domestic opposition related to japans wartime past. Prosecutors in seoul are seeking to question President Park over the political scandal and public outrage against her shows no sign of abating. Nhk world has more. Reporter 260,000 people took part in the rally in seoul. Thats the biggest rally in south korea since its democratization in 1987. Translator this is the first time ive participated in a rally in over 40 years. I think President Park herself is not so bad, but politics itself is to blame. Translator i dont feel as though im fighting alone here. Our joint efforts may bring some changes. I hope more young people will Pay Attention to politics and make this country better. Reporter prosecutors say they have told the president ial office they want to question park on tuesday or wednesday. Theyre hoping to shed light on the scandal
President park geunhye is now embroiled in a deepening political scandal. Four years ago seoul cancele the signing of a similar agreement because of domestic opposition related to japans wartime past. Prosecutors in seoul are seeking to question President Park over the political scandal and public outrage against her shows no sign of abating. Nhk world has more. Reporter 260,000 people took part in the rally in seoul. Thats the biggest rally in south korea since its democratization in 1987. Translator this is the first time ive participated in a rally in over 40 years. I think President Park herself is not so bad, but politics itself is to blame. Translator i dont feel as though im fighting alone here. Our joint efforts may bring some changes. I hope more young people will Pay Attention to politics and make this country better. Reporter prosecutors say they have told the president ial office they want to question park on tuesday or wednesday. Theyre hoping to shed light on the scandal
South koreans have been angered by the scandal and have staged massive protests. Theyll be watching to see how park handles the questioning. At the same time, the governing and opposition parties plan to pass legislation to appoint a prosecutor with more power to investigate the matter. The special prosecutor would be infeint and have the authority to look into suspected illegal hacks by senior government officials including those who may be in positions to influence legal probes. If lawmakers approve the move, they would propose two candidates then the president is able to choose which would be the special prosecutor. In 2008, a special prosecutor questioned then president elect lee myungbak over fraud allegations. He was not indicted. Earlier this month, park said shed accept an investigation by a special prosecutor if necessary. Although as president , she cannot be charged with the crime other than treason. Now, the ongoing scandal has gripped the nation and united many people in a
South koreans have been angered by the scandal and have staged massive protests. Theyll be watching to see how park handles the questioning. At the same time, the governing and opposition parties plan to pass legislation to appoint a prosecutor with more power to investigate the matter. The special prosecutor would be infeint and have the authority to look into suspected illegal hacks by senior government officials including those who may be in positions to influence legal probes. If lawmakers approve the move, they would propose two candidates then the president is able to choose which would be the special prosecutor. In 2008, a special prosecutor questioned then president elect lee myungbak over fraud allegations. He was not indicted. Earlier this month, park said shed accept an investigation by a special prosecutor if necessary. Although as president , she cannot be charged with the crime other than treason. Now, the ongoing scandal has gripped the nation and united many people in a
Coast after an earthquake the coasts. Its the area that was devastated by the by 11 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident. Anyone in an advisory area should listen to local authorities and Disaster Management officials for information and instructions. Many People Living along the coast had to evacuate to Higher Ground following the tsunami warnings. This is along the coastal area of fukushima on tuesday morning. Translator i felt strong shaking but it was weaker than the earthquake in 2011. I thought something terrible might happen so i tried to escape to Higher Ground right away. Translator large furniture didnt fall over. But books and things did. I wasnt seriously hurt. But as i was evacuating, i pulled a muscle in my lower back. An official with the Meteorological Agency is calling on people in the affected areas to stay on the alert for another possible quake. Translator there is possibility that a quake with the same strength could occur in a week or so. If a quake occurs of