(LEAD) ex-special counsel-arrest warrant(LEAD) Ex-special counsel arrested in property development scandal(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with court decision in paras 1-2,5) SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Former special counsel Park Young-soo was arrested Thursday over corruption allegations connected to a high-profile property development scandal. The Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Park, who is suspected of taking 800 million won (US$616,475) from private developers in return for helping them land a deal to develop the Daejang-dong district in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, while he served as the chair of the Woori Bank board of directors from 2014-15.

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