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SOUTH KOREAN prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for ex-president Lee Myung Bak over allegations of bribery, embezzlement and other charges, officials said today.

Mr Lee, a conservative former Hyundai executive who governed from 2008 to 2013, is the latest South Korean leader to be entangled in scandals after leaving office.

His conservative successor, Park Geun Hye, was removed from office and jailed last year in a separate corruption scandal. Prosecutors demanded a 30-year prison term last month for Ms Park.

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