SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korean prosecutors have arrested a former aide of President Park Geun Hye considered a central figure to an influence-peddling scandal, Yonhap News Agency said on Friday (Nov 4).

Mr Jeong Ho Seong was arrested on Thursday night suspected of leaking confidential documents to Ms Choi Soon Sil, a long-time friend of Ms Park at the centre of the scandal.

South Korean prosecutors did not immediately comment on the report.