S Korea prosecutors raid Samsung in probe over political scandal

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.

South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that prosecu…