A South Korean court has ordered the arrest of the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol as investigators seek to charge her over various suspected crimes, including bribery, stock manipulation and meddling in the selection of a political candidate.

Investigators are seeking to charge Kim over alleged crimes in one of three probes launched under Seoul’s new liberal government, targeting the presidency of Yoon, a conservative who was removed from office in April.

SEOUL -- A van carrying Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korea's former ousted president Yoon Suk-yeol, on Thursday arrived at a special counsel's office in Seoul and to be questioned over corruption allegations involving the presidential couple, a live broadcast showed.