Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] chief Jay Y. Lee was questioned by South Korea’s special prosecutor for more than 15 hours as part of an investigation into a graft scandal that threatens to topple President Park Geun-hye.The 48-year-old executive, the third-generation leader of the country’s top conglomerate, made no comment as he was shown on live television leaving the prosecutor’s office in southern Seoul in a black car early on Tuesday.Lee, who has denied allegations of bribery through Samsung Group spokespeople, had arrived at the office on Monday morning.South Korea’s special prosecutor has focused on Samsung Group’s relationship with Park, accusing Lee in his capacity as Samsung chief of pledging 43 billion won to a business and organizations backed by Park’s friend, Choi Soon-sil, in exchange for support of a 2015 merger of two Samsung companies.
Källa: Samsung chief grilled for 15 hours in South Korea graft probe | Reuters
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