South Korea's
special prosecutor has not yet decided whether to seek an arrest warrant for
Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] leader Jay Y. Lee, a spokesman for the investigation
team said on Thursday.
An investigation of
Lee is underway, and a decision on an arrest warrant will not be made until
Thursday's investigation is completed, said Lee Kyu-chul, a spokesman for the
special prosecutor's office.
The 48-year-old
executive was named a suspect and summoned for questioning early on Thursday.
Prosecutors are
trying to determine if payments of about 30 billion won ($25 million) Samsung
made to the foundations and a business backed by a confidant of President Park
Geun-hye were connected to a 2015 decision by the National Pension Service to
back a controversial merger of two Samsung Group companies.
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