South Korean prosecutors on Monday announced they were seeking an arrest warrant for ousted president Park Geun-hye, reported Yonhap.

The Seoul Central District Court will hold a hearing on Thursday 10:30 a.m. local time to determine whether or not to approve the warrant. It is not yet clear whether Park will attend the hearing, according to Yonhap.

"A lot of evidence has been collected so far, but as the suspect denies most of the criminal allegations, there is a possibility of her destroying evidence," the prosecution said in a statement.

"It would be unfair not to seek a warrant considering that her accomplice, Choi Soon-sil, as well as those government officials who followed her direction and the ones who gave kickbacks, have all been detained," it said.‍

The prosecutors’ decision came nearly one week after the former president was questioned by prosecutors over allegations of bribery, abuse of power, coercion, and leaking government secrets in 13 different cases that led to her removal from office. 

Park was also grilled for the probe of a scandal that broke in late October, when media reported that she had allowed her long-time confidante Choi Soon-sil to influence the government's policies. The two were also accused of colluding to extort millions of dollars from South Korean conglomerates, including the Samsung Group.

The scandal resulted in Park's impeachment on December 9 by the National Assembly.

Earlier this month, South Korea's constitutional court upheld an impeachment motion against Park, permanently removing her from office.

If prosecutors are successful in their request, and the Seoul Central District Court issues the warrant, Park will become the country's third former president to be arrested for criminal allegations following Roh Tae-woo and Chun Doo-hwan.

The 65-year-old has also become the fourth former South Korean leader to be probed or jailed over corruption scandals.