Lee Young-ryeol announces result of the interim probe into the presidential scandal, at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. Pic/AFP

Seoul: South Korean prosecutors said yesterday that they believed President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice in a corruption scandal that has rocked her administration, in a heavy blow to her fight for political survival. The prosecutors’ comments, which came as they indicted a close friend of Park’s and two of her former aides, are likely to spur stronger calls for her to step down or be impeached.