SOUTH KOREAN prosecutors charged Samsung’s vice-chairman with bribery, embezzlement and other crimes yesterday linked to the scandal surrounding disgraced President Park Geun Hye.

They said Lee Jae Yong gave bribes worth £29 million to Ms Park and her confidante Choi Soon Sil to help win government support for a smooth leadership takeover from his ailing father.

Mr Lee, who was arrested on February 17, also allegedly hid assets overseas, concealed proceeds from criminal activities and committed perjury.