Samsung executives bribery elution reporters eavesdropping on alleged violations of privacy

Xinhua News Agency this morning in Seoul electric Korea prosecutors said 15, Samsung Group Chairman Li Jianxi and other senior executives of the group of bribery are not established, because the evidence is not sufficient. Prosecutors said the 2 reporters in accordance with the eavesdropping incident in the recording of the exposure of the entire bribery scandal, the prosecution has formally indicted the two, on charges of violating the privacy act.

July 2005, South Korea exposed eavesdropping scandal, South Korean prosecutors seized from the National Intelligence Agency 274 sets of illegal wiretapping tape. Some recordings show that in 1997 South Korea before the presidential election, Hong Xixuan and Samsung Group restructuring of the minister Li Hezhu had discussed together, to provide funds for the election of the ruling Grand National Party candidate Lee Hoi Chang and other potential candidates.

However, Hong Xixuan said he did not remember ever having a conversation with Li Hezhu. Samsung Corp also said that political donations from Chairman Li Jianxi's personal property.

A spokesman for the Samsung Corp said: "we believe that the prosecutor has come up with a correct and fair investigation." Another prosecutor revealed that Hong Xixuan also eluted bribery charges. However, prosecutors said they would continue to investigate the case and the security department.