Prosecutors are investigating whether Park pressured the firms to donate millions of dollars to dubious foundations controlled by her longtime confidant, Choi Soon-Sil. Lee Jae-Yong, scion of Samsung group, is expected to be questioned Sunday, Yonhap said. Samsung also faces allegations it had separately offered 2.8 million euros ($3.1 million) to Choi to bankroll her daughter's equestrian training in Germany. The "donations" from the firms amounted to nearly $70 million, including 20 billion won ($17.5 million) from Samsung and 12.8 billion won from Hyundai. In the latest protest, as many as one million people convened in central Seoul Saturday, calling for Park's resignation and stern punishment for Choi.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 13, 2016 04:18 UTC