South Korea's Prime Minister and acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks during a meeting at the Government Complex in Seoul, South Korea February 27, 2017. Yonhap/Baek Seung-ryol via REUTERS
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean special prosecutors investigating impeached President Park Geun-hye were denied permission to extend their probe and question her in person on Monday amid a graft scandal that threatens to topple her from office.
The special prosecutor's office will make its final indictments before its investigation into the scandal, which has engulfed the highest levels of politics and business in South Korea, closes on Tuesday, spokesman Lee Kyu-chul told reporters.
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