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Samsung Electronics' vice-president Lee Jae-yong, who is being investigated by the prosecution for suspicion of illegal succession of Samsung's management rights, is on the road again. Connect with reporters on site.

Reporter Jong-Jin Won. (Yes, it is in the Seoul Central District Court.) Jae-Yong Lee, vice chairman Are you present in court?

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Yes, it is. Vice Chairman Jae-Yong Lee attended Seoul Central District Court, where the arrest warrant was held a little before 10:00.

Reporter questions were raised, but Vice Chairman Jae-Yong Lee went to court without a word.

Together, Choi Ji-sung, former head of Samsung's Future Strategy Office and Jong-Joong Kim, former strategic director of the Future Strategy Office, who were asked for a redemption warrant, went to court without answering reporter questions.

Vice Chairman Jae-Yong Lee was arrested for a year in prison in February 2017 when he was imprisoned for a year and was released as a probation.

It is expected that the fierce judicial attorneys of Samsung, who have been defending lawyers from prosecutors and prosecutors special lawyers who have been investigating the charges of the vice-president for one year and seven months, will continue today (8th).

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explain in detail the key issues that will determine whether or not Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong will be arrested today.

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The key to the allegation of these three people is that during the merger between Samsung C&T Corporation and Cheil Industries, disclosure of good news information was provided to vice chairman Lee Jae-yong in order to manipulate stock quotes or commit fraudulent accounting.

Whether or not a warrant was issued, it was also important to know whether there was actual control of the market price and food accounting, but whether the vice-chairman Jae-Yong Lee knew this process or not would be an important issue.

Prosecutors are expected to present documents related to'Project G'that have been promoted in secret for the succession of the vice chairman's management since 2012 to prove the allegations.

Samsung will deny the allegations that the prosecution has offered, saying that there is no illegal content, and will likely argue that the total number of global companies has no fear of escaping or destroying evidence.

Whether to issue a warrant is expected to be decided late tonight or early tomorrow.