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Samsung chief’s ‘trial of the century’ to start next week

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Samsung Group declined to comment but has denied wrongdoing. (Image: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Samsung Group declined to comment but has denied wrongdoing. (Image: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee will go on trial for bribery and embezzlement on Thursday, a court said, amid a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea and led to the impeachment of the president.

Lee, the 48-year-old third-generation leader of the country’s top conglomerate, was indicted on Tuesday on charges including pledging 43 billion won ($37.24 million) in payments to a confidant of President Park Geun-hye. Lire la suite »