A corruption scandal at Samsung engulfed the government of the new South Korean president on Wednesday as his intelligence chief and top anticorruption aide faced accusations of receiving bribes from the company.
Although both Samsung and aides to President Lee Myung-bak vehemently denied the claims, the fresh allegations of corruption at the center of political power in South Korea meant further trouble for Mr. Lee, who was sworn in last month.
Mr. Lee, a business chief executive turned politician, was elected on a platform of reviving the slowing economy, but he has been dogged by allegations about his and some of his aides’ ethical standards.
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