Court unanimously ousts South Korea’s leader for corruption
10th March 2017
Court unanimously ousts South Korea’s leader for corruption
South Korea's Constitutional Court removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office in a unanimous ruling Friday over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. Read More
Prosecutor says Samsung scandal a sign of ‘chronic corruption’
6th March 2017
Prosecutor says Samsung scandal a sign of ‘chronic corruption’
South Korea’s special prosecutor accused Jay Y. Lee and other Samsung Group executives of conspiring to create fake documents to mask millions of dollars in bribes funnelled to a confidante of the nation’s president. Read More
South Korea: Samsung heir Jay Y Lee charged with bribery and embezzlement in corruption scandal
1st March 2017
South Korea: Samsung heir Jay Y Lee charged with bribery and embezzlement in corruption scandal
The heir to the Samsung dynasty has been charged with bribery and embezzlement in the latest twist in a corruption scandal that has rocked corporate Korea and resulted in country’s president being impeached. Read More
South Korea: Hwang rejects calls to extend probe into corruption scandal
27th February 2017
South Korea: Hwang rejects calls to extend probe into corruption scandal
South Korea's acting leader Hwang Kyo-ahn has refused to extend a probe by special prosecutors into a huge scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye, drawing the ire of the country's opposition parties. Read More
South Korea: Samsung’s Lee faces indictment Tuesday in corruption scandal
27th February 2017
South Korea: Samsung’s Lee faces indictment Tuesday in corruption scandal
A South Korean special prosecutor may indict Samsung Group executives, including Jay Y. Lee, on Tuesday in connection with an influence-peddling scandal that’s put the heir behind bars and led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye. Read More
Choi-gate: Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong formally arrested for corruption
17th February 2017
Choi-gate: Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong formally arrested for corruption
Vice-chairman of electronics divisions is alleged to have paid $40m to presidential crony Choi Soon-sil but company denies bribery. Read More
Samsung chief in second grilling over corruption claims
13th February 2017
Samsung chief in second grilling over corruption claims
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong has been questioned for a second time as a suspect in South Korea's biggest political corruption scandal. Read More
Samsung boss faces arrest as South Korea corruption scandal grows
16th January 2017
Samsung boss faces arrest as South Korea corruption scandal grows
Investigators say the electronics company paid $36m to the disgraced friend of president Park Geun-hye in order to gain government influence. Read More
Samsung leader quizzed for over 22 hours in South Korea corruption scandal
13th January 2017
Samsung leader quizzed for over 22 hours in South Korea corruption scandal
Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee left the South Korean special prosecutor's office early on Friday after more than 22 hours of questioning on bribery suspicions in an influence-peddling scandal that could topple President Park Geun-hye. Read More
South Korea: Park Geun-hye calls corruption allegations against her a ‘fabrication’
2nd January 2017
South Korea: Park Geun-hye calls corruption allegations against her a ‘fabrication’
South Korean president impeached on 9 December appears in public to deny claims of wrongdoing, saying she was ‘framed’ Read More
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