as informed in Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested on Friday for his alleged role in a corruption scandal that has led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. Handcuffed and tied with white rope, the scion of one of the world's biggest conglomerates, Samsung Group, was taken in for questioning by South Korean authorities after spending a night in a small detention cell on Saturday. The 48-year-old Lee, who has a net worth of US$6.2 billion, heads the technology giant that is the world's biggest manufacturer of smartphones, flat-screen televisions and memory chips. Lee arrived at the special prosecutor's office at about 2:20 pm (0520 GMT) clean-shaven and expressionless. Special prosecution spokesman Lee Kyu-chul said on Friday that officials were working to supplement inadequacies in their investigation into Lee, without elaborating.
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Samsung chief arrested for bribery and embezzlement
The de facto head of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, has been formally arrested on charges of bribery, embezzlement and perjury, as part of an ongoing investigation into the political corruption scandal gripping South Korea. Samsung is accused of giving sizeable donations to non-profit foundations operated by Choi, who has been levelled with a series of charges including bribery and attempted fraud. The arrest comes at a time when Lee, son of Samsung group boss Lee Kun-hee, has been preparing to take the reins of the company. "It is acknowledged that it is necessary to arrest [Lee] in light of a newly added criminal charge and new evidence," a court spokesman said on Friday. As the BBC reports, Samsung executives have previously admitted to paying around $US850,000 for a horse for Choi's daughter, to help her equestrian career.
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