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S.Korea prosecutors seek to arrest Samsung heir in bribery scandal

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong (C): some critics say he has "the Minus touch" after several of his pet projects have fizzled out

South Korean prosecutors asked a court Monday for the arrest of the heir to giant conglomerate Samsung for bribery in connection with a political scandal that has seen President Park Geun-Hye impeached.

In a statement, prosecutors investigating the scandal said they asked a Seoul court to issue an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-Yong, the son of the Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee.