South Korean prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong for his role in the bribery scandal involving the country’s president.
The request follows their quizzing of him on Friday, which lasted over 22 hours, over whether Samsung knowingly paid Choi Soon-shil, a close friend to President Park Geun-hye, bribes to have a controversial merger of its affiliates approved.
The court will now decide on Wednesday after interviewing Lee whether to approve the warrant.
The de facto boss of the entire Samsung Group also faces perjury charges for lying under oath at a committee hearing last month where he denied knowing Choi personally.
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