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Samsung heir's trial zeroes in on 5-minute chat with ex-president

Published Wed, Apr 19, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Seoul

SOUTH Korean prosecutors pursuing bribery charges against Samsung heir Jay Y Lee zeroed in on a five-minute chat with the country's president as the start of a relationship that put both behind bars.

The landmark trial of South Korea's most powerful business figure focused on Wednesday on what transpired during a tete-a-tete in September 2014. Prosecutors allege that Lee accepted then-president Park Geun …

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