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The prosecutor's
office would notify Park on Wednesday when she will be summoned
and would not negotiate on the timing, said the official who
declined to be identified.
There was no immediate comment from Park. Her legal
representatives were not available for comment.
The Constitutional Court dismissed Park from office on Friday
when it upheld a parliamentary impeachment vote over an
influence-peddling scandal that has shaken the political and
business elite. Park has denied any wrongdoing.
She became the country's first democratically elected president
to be removed from office.
Park left the Blue House presidential palace in Seoul on Sunday
to return to her private home in the city as an ordinary
citizen, stripped of her presidential immunity that has shielded
her from prosecution.
Park said through a spokesman that she felt sorry about not
being to complete her term but added that the truth would come
out, striking a defiant tone about the prospect of facing an
investigation.
A special prosecution team had earlier accused Park of colluding
with a friend, Choi Soon-sil, to pressure big businesses into
contributing to foundations set up to support her policy and
allowing her to exert influence on state affairs.
Park and Choi both denied wrongdoing and while she was
president, Park declined to answer prosecutors' questions.
(Reporting by Ju-min Park, Christine Kim and Se Young Lee;
Editing by Robert Birsel and Nick Macfie)
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