{"id":286227,"date":"2017-01-19T08:27:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T08:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=286227"},"modified":"2017-01-19T08:27:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T08:27:21","slug":"south-korea-court-denies-arrest-warrant-for-samsung-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/south-korea-court-denies-arrest-warrant-for-samsung-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea: Court denies arrest warrant for Samsung chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
A court in South Korea has refused a request by prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong.<\/p>\n
The judge ruled early on Thursday that there was insufficient reason to arrest Mr Lee over accusations of bribery, embezzlement and perjury.<\/p>\n
Mr Lee had been waiting for the ruling overnight since a hearing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The allegations were part of a corruption scandal which led parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye.<\/p>\n
Samsung, which has consistently denied any wrongdoing, said in a statement that the “merits of this case can now be determined without the need for detention”.<\/p>\n