South Korea special prosecutor: President Park colluded with friend to receive Samsung bribe

Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul, South Korea, February 19, 2017. South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye colluded with her friend Choi Soon-sil to receive bribes from Samsung Group, which was aimed to cement Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee’s control of the company, a special prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.