SAmsung heir griLLed AgAin in grAFt cAse
SEOUL: The de facto leader of the Samsung Group was called into the special prosecutor’s office on Saturday for additional questioning over his alleged involvement in a high-profile corruption scandal that has rocked the country for the past several months. This marks Lee Jae-yong’s fourth appearance before the special prosecutor since he was arrested for bribery charges on 17 February. He has since been behind bars, Yonhap News Agency reported. Prosecutors believe Lee gave or promised some 43 billion won ($36 million) worth of bribes to President Park Geun-hye’s jailed friend Choi Soon-sil in return for the government’s backing of a merger of two Samsung affiliates in 2015. The merger was seen as critical for the smooth management succession of the group from ailing Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee to his only son, Jaeyong.