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| From left, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won |
The ruling and opposition parties agreed Monday to summon the leaders of the nation's seven largest conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Group, as witnesses for their parliamentary probe in a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye's confidante.
The ruling Saenuri Party, the main opposition Democratic Party and the minor People's Party reached agreement over the list of witnesses for the probe into the scandal that has rocked the nation over the past several weeks.
The list includes Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and CJ Group Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik.
The special committee for the probe will hold a plenary session later in the day to confirm the list. (Yonhap)
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