Samsung Group's heir-apparent Lee Jae-Yong, right, leaving after attending a court hearing in Seoul on Feb. 16, 2017. Lee was arrested Friday as part of a probe into corruption and influence-peddling that caused President Park Geun-Hye to be impeached. (Yonhap/AFP/Getty Images)Samsung’s de facto head, Lee Jae-yong, was arrested in Seoul on Friday morning on charges of bribery over his alleged role in an explosive corruption scandal that has riveted South Korea. [South Korean prosecutors seek warrant to arrest Samsung head for bribery]The case relates to an ever-widening political scandal revolving around President Park Geun-hye and her secret confidante, Choi Soon-sil, who is accused of profiting off her relationship with the president. [For South Korea’s Samsung, 2016 was an explosive year.

Source: Washington Post February 17, 2017 01:02 UTC