Samsung's Lee Questioned as Prosecutor Mulls New Warrant Request
- Special prosecutor resummoned Samsung’s heir-apparent
- Second questioning comes after court rejected Lee’s arrest
Samsung's Jay Y. Lee Summoned by Special Prosecutor
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Jay Y. Lee, the de facto head of the Samsung Group, has returned home after being questioned for the second time over influence-peddling allegations, as a special prosecutor considers seeking a new arrest warrant.
A decision on a new warrant may come as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, Lee Kyu-chul, a spokesman for the special prosecutor, said in Seoul. Samsung’s Lee was questioned for 15 hours and left the special prosecutor’s office around 1 a.m. Tuesday without answering questions from reporters.