[JURIST] The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Korea [official website] on Tuesday announced plans to question ousted president Park Geun-hye about her involvement in the corruption scandal that led to her removal as the nation’s leader. While Park maintains her innocence, the prosecutors’ office has indicated [Al Jazeera report] that they will make a final decision on whether they would question her on Wednesday. If a questioning is to take place, it is also unclear whether it will be televised or private.

Just four days ago South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld parliament’s decision to impeach [JURIST report] Park over a scandal related to government bribes paid by Samsung. In February Samsung’s head Lee Jae-yong was arrested [JURIST report] on charges of bribery and undue influence in connection with the scandal. Fve Samsung executives denied charges [JURIST report] of bribery, embezzlement and corruption that were leveled against them in connection with Park. Now that Park will not have political immunity it leaves her open to being joined in a number of lawsuits that have been leveled in connection to the scandal, which may include the indictment [JURIST report] of former culture minister Cho Yoon-sun and former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon over the coercion, abuse of power and perjury due to suppression of artists involved with the impeachment process.