Samsung Electronics vice chairman and heir apparent of the conglomerate Lee Jae-yong has denied the allegations of bribery. The country’s special prosecutor’s office tried seeking an arrest warrant for him last month but the request was refused by a Seoul court as it did not see any reason to legally detain the Samsung leader who is already barred from leaving the country. Lee Jae-yong was questioned once again by prosecutors for more than 15 hours earlier this week and they’ve submitted a second request for an arrest warrant.
The prosecutor’s office has said that additional evidence against Lee Jae-yong has been secured and that the charges against him have been expanded to include hiding the proceeds of a criminal act. A Seoul court is now going to decide tomorrow whether or not an arrest warrant is to be issued for the Samsung heir apparent.
