Lee was arrested this month despite repeatedly rejecting allegations that he offered bribes worth tens of millions of dollars to ensure government support.
South Korea’s independent counsel is seeking an arrest warrant for Jay Y. Lee, Samsung's Vice Chairman and heir apparent, for handing over around 43 billion won (almost $48 million CAD) to President Park Geun-Hye’s confidant Choi Soon-Sil in exchange for business favors and perjury for having denied the allegation during parliamentary testimony held in December...