Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) [Forbes profile], unofficial head of South Korean giant Samsung, faced questioning from Seoul prosecutors Monday. Though a court in January refused to issue a warrant for his arrest, prosecutors have continued to investigate Lee’s connection to impeached [JURIST reports] South Korean president Park Guen-hye. Lee, who governs Korean business giant Samsung in his father’s absence, is alleged to have donated a total of USD $36.42 million to secure the 2015 merger of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries to non-profit organizations run by Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of the Park, while Park was president.

In October Park proposed [JURIST report] to amend the country’s constitutional provision that limits presidents to one term in office. In November the Parliament of South Korea appointed a special prosecutor [JURIST report] to investigate Park for allegedly allowing individuals to influence state affairs. In November two of the president’s former aides and a close friend were indicted on corruption charges [JURIST report].