▲ Major business tycoons on December 6 take the oaths as witnesses before the parliamentary hearing of the Special Inquiry Committee of the National Assembly over their involvement in the Park Geun-hye & Choi Soon-sil gate. (National Assembly)
▲ Rep. Kim Sung-tae, Chairman of the Parliamentary Special Inquiry Committee presides over the hearing.(National Assembly)
▲ Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and Samsung Group's heir is grilled by the feisty lawmakers at the parliamentary hearing.(National Assembly)
Nine Business tycoons of major conglomerates who donated tens of billions(Korean won) to the Mir and K-Sports foundations controlled by President Park Geun-hye's confidante Choi Soon-sil denied in unison the allegations of their seeking business favors in return, but they hinted the strong-arming from President Park Geun-hye.
Lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties alike denounced the conglomerates as the accomplices of the Park Geun-hye & Choi Soon-sil scandal and called for the disbandment of the Federation of Korean Industries(FKI), the lobby arm for the conglomerates.
reported by Yeon Yoon-jeong
translated by Kim Sung-jin