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Jae-yong Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, came to court today (8th) and was arrested for an arrest warrant. The prosecution filed for a warrant last week, saying that there was an organized illegal act at the company level to succeed in management, and that there was a situation in which vice chairman Lee Jae-yong was also reported. The court's judgment is expected to come out early tomorrow.

First, reporter Bae Jun-woo.

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Jae-yong Lee, vice-president, came to court for a warrant review.

It has been two years and four months since he was released from prison in the second trial after being imprisoned for one year in the case of the National Agricultural Cooperatives.

[Lee Jae-yong/Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman: (Have you ever received any reports or orders regarding the allegations of merger?)… … . (I was warranted for a warrant after three years. How are you feeling?)… … .]

Choi Ji-sung, former head of the Future Strategy Division and Kim Jong-jung, former head of the Future Strategy Team, who attended the meeting with Vice Chairman Lee, went to court without a word.

The warrant screening, which started today at 10:30 am, is being held for nearly 10 hours.

The prosecution conducted stock price control and segregation accounting during the merger of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries in 2015 for the succession of management rights, and vice chairman Jae-Yong Lee insisted on the situation.

In addition, the prosecution is known to have presented various evidence, such as a report on issues related to the merger obtained through seizure and search.

In particular, as Lee denied the allegations in two investigations, he insisted that there is a great fear of destroying evidence if Lee's warrant is dismissed.

As a result, the lawyers refuted that there was no ticker control and that Samsung Biologics also accused of accounting standards.

In addition, the investigation over a year and seven months has secured enough evidence, and emphasized that there is little fear of vice chairman Lee Jae-yong, a global entrepreneur, and demanded that Lee's warrant be dismissed.

As the two sides' workshops are fierce, the decision to detain three people, including Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, is expected to be decided after midnight.

(Video coverage: Yang Doo-won, video editing: Yumira)

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