SEOUL: The Latest on legal problems of South Korea's disgraced ex-President Park Geun-hye (all times local):
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A South Korean court says it has approved the arrest of ex-President Park Geun-hye over corruption allegations.
Friday's ruling by the Seoul Central District Court means that prosecutors can immediately put Park in a detention facility. Prosecutors can detain her for up to 20 days before formally charging her.
Prosecutors have been pushing to arrest her over allegations that she colluded with a confidante to extort money from businesses and committed other wrongdoing.
The Constitutional Court ruled to dismiss Park over the allegations earlier in March, three months after Parliament impeached her.