"The New York Times" declare : Samsung Heir Again Faces Arrest in South Korea Bribery Scandal

Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe court said it would hold a hearing on Thursday to decide whether Mr. Lee should be arrested. The decision blocking the arrest was a blow to the special prosecutor, Park Young-soo, who has tried to build a bribery case against the younger Mr. Lee and Ms. Park. Mr. Lee is the vice chairman of Samsung. Many Koreans fear that Mr. Lee's arrest would hurt the national economy by depriving South Korea's largest conglomerate of a crucial decision maker. The investigation of Mr. Lee, a third-generation scion of Samsung, has repercussions beyond the conglomerate.


As it stated in Lee Jae-myung/News1 via REUTERSsamsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 16, 2017. Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee, is surrounded by media upon his arrival to the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 16, 2017. Koo Yoon-sung/News1 via REUTERSsamsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee, arrives at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul, South Korea, February 16, 2017. Park, who remains in the presidential Blue House, could become the first democratically elected leader in South Korea to be forced from office. Shin Wong-soo/News1 via REUTERSsamsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee, leaves for the Seoul Central District Court at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul, South Korea, February 16, 2017.


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Samsung Head Questioned Again in Widening South Korea Scandal

Jay Y. Lee, co-vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on Feb. 16, 2017. Park, Lee, Choi, and samsung Group all deny any wrongdoing. Park, who remains in the presidential Blue House, could become the first democratically elected leader in South Korea to leave office in disgrace. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Head of samsung Is Again Being Questioned Behind Closed DoorsA South Korean judge questioned samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee and another executive behind closed doors on Thursday to decide whether they should be arrested over their roles in a corruption scandal that has engulfed President Park Geun-hye. That funding includes Samsung 's sponsorship of the equestrian career of Choi's daughter, who is in detention in Denmark after being sought by South Korean authorities.




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