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South Korean PM nominee says president can be subject to investigation

Kim Byong-joon, a nominee for South Korea's Prime Minister, speaks during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea

ASIA: South Korea's new prime minister nominee said on Thursday it is his view that the country's president can be subject to prosecutors' ongoing investigation into an influence peddling scandal.

No sitting South Korean president has been subject to an investigation by prosecutors. Some opposition lawmakers have said the ongoing investigation should extend to President Park Geun-hye.

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