Samsung Group's heir-apparent Lee Jae-Yong (C) leaves the Seoul Central District Court on January 18, 2017. - AFP
Seoul (AFP) - A Seoul court on Thursday refused to issue an arrest warrant for Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong, who had been wanted over his alleged role in a corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
Prosecutors' demand for his arrest on charges of bribery, embezzlement and perjury this week sent shock waves through the Samsung group, the world's biggest smartphone maker with revenues equivalent to a fifth of South Korea's GDP.
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