SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court will rule as quickly as Monday whether to send Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee back to jail after more than 2 years of liberty, as brand-new accusations pet dog the executive and cast a pall over the country’s top corporation.
FILE IMAGE: Samsung Electronic Devices Vice Chairman, Jay Y. Lee, speaks during a news conference at a company’s office complex in Seoul, South Korea, May 6,2020 REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
Lee, 51, is arranged to appear in the Seoul Central District Court at 10: 30 a.m. (0230 GMT), then head to a detention centre to await the judge’s decision, anticipated as early as very same day.
Prosecutors on Thursday asked the court to issue an arrest warrant versus Lee on suspicion of stock-price manipul