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Samsung Group leader Lee arrives at South Korea prosecution office for questioning

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Reuters SEOUL

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] leader Jay Y. Lee on Thursday arrived at the South Korean special prosecutor's office for questioning over bribery suspicions as part of a widening political scandal that may permanently unseat President Park Geun-hye.

The prosecutors named Lee as a suspect in an investigation into whether 30 billion won ($25.28 million) provided by Samsung to a business and foundations backed by Park's friend, Choi Soon-sil, were connected to a 2015 decision by the country's national pension fund to support a controversial merger of two group affiliates.

"I am very sorry to the South Korean people," Lee told reporters after arriving at the office.

 

(Reporting by Se Young Lee and Ju-min Park; Editing by Michael Perry)

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First Published: Jan 12 2017 | 6:17 AM IST

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