S Korea prosecutors raid Samsung in probe over political scandal
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Seoul
SOUTH Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Electronics on Tuesday as part of a probe over a political scandal involving President Park Geun Hye and her friend who is alleged to have exerted improper influence in state affairs.
A prosecution official told Reuters that the search is related to the scandal involving the president's friend, Choi Soon Sil, but declined to comment further.
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