The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office is ready to determine whether or not to request an arrest warrant for ex-president Lee Myung-bak as early as today,... over charges of bribery, embezzlement and tax evasion. <br /> The former president faces allegations he controlled a slush fund worth some eleven million U.S. dollars hidden behind auto-parts maker DAS,... but Lee has reportedly denied most of the alleged wrongdoings.<br />It's highly likely prosecutors will request a warrant for his arrest amid concerns he could try to destroy evidence.<br /> Lee's wife, Kim Yoon-ok, is also at risk of being summoned soon over suspicions that she too, was involved in alleged bribery and corruption when her husband was in office. <br />The investigation surrounding former leader as well as his close family and relatives comes just a year after another former President Park Geun-hye was arrested on a series of corruption charges. <br />
