Former S. Korean president jailed

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's disgraced former President Park Geun-hye was arrested and jailed today over high-profile corruption allegations that ended her tumultuous four-year rule and prompted an election to find her successor. A convoy of vehicles, including a black sedan carrying Park, entered a detention facility near Seoul after the Seoul Central District Court granted prosecutors' request to arrest her. Many Park supporters waved national flags and shouted "president" as Park's car entered the facility. Prosecutors can detain her for up to 20 days before formally charging her, meaning she likely will be in jail while her case is heard. A district court normally issues a ruling within six months of an indictment. The Seoul court's decision is another humiliating fall for Park, South Korea's first female president who was elected in 2012 amid overwhelming support from conservatives. Prosecutors accuse Park of colluding with a confidante to extort big businesses, take a bribe from one of the companies and commit other wrongdoing. The allegations led millions of South Koreans to protest in the streets every weekend for months before lawmakers impeached her in December and the Constitutional Court ruled in March to formally remove her from office.