Samsung chief to be indicted on bribery & embezzlement charges

‘South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office said it will charge Samsung Group chairman Jay Y. Lee with bribery and embezzlement. The case is linked to a high-profile corruption scandal involving suspended President Park Geun-hye and a secret confidante.
Prosecutors said four other Samsung executives will also be charged. Three of them resigned on Tuesday following the announcement.
“The five executives will face charges including bribery, embezzlement and hiding assets overseas,” a spokesman for the special prosecutor, Lee Kyu-chul was cited as saying by Reuters. He added that the head of Samsung will be charged with committing perjury before parliament.’
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