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Prosecutors arrest without warrant former presidential secretary Ahn Jong-beom

검찰, 안종범 전 청와대 정책조정수석 긴급체포 Turning to the on-going probe into the scandal,... The net widened late Wednesday as prosecutors detained former presidential secretary Ahn Jong-beom. He denies allegations of forcing local companies to donate tens of millions of dollars to two cultural foundations which Choi Soon-sil is believed to have established and operated. Oh Junghee reports. Seoul prosecutors arrested without warrant former presidential secretary Ahn Jong-beom late Wednesday night. The emergency detention was made at 11:40 p.m.,... roughly 10 hours after he first appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office,... as a suspect in the ongoing abuse-of-power scandal surrounding Choi Soon-sil, President Park's long-time confidante. The prosecution said they made the arrest without warrant as Ahn denied most of the charges held against him during the questioning,... and has been found to have pressured some key witnesses to make false testimonies. They also had reason to believe Ahn could attempt to destroy evidence unless detained. Prosecutors must file a court request for an arrest warrant within 48 hours, or the suspect must be released. ed:paul The prosecution is questioning the former presidential secretary on allegations of abusing his authority,... to help Choi establish the Mir and K-Sports foundations... and secure corporate donations of roughly 70-million U.S. dollars." Ahn is being held as the main suspect in a crime of abuse of official authority,... a charge that's only applied to public officials. As Choi has held no official post in the administration, Ahn becomes the main suspect and Choi an accomplice. Statements from the former director general of K-Sports, the current vice president of the Federation of Korean Industries, and an opposition lawmaker... have indicated Ahn did pressure conglomerates into making donations. Prosecutors are also looking into whether more officials in the presidential office... took part in or supported Choi... in setting up the foundations. More than 50 conglomerates that donated funds to Choi's foundations are to be investigated as well. Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld