Korean Parties Clash Over Summoning Samsung and SK Chiefs in Honam Chip Probe

South Korea's ruling and opposition parties are fighting over whether to call Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Chairman Chey Tae-won as witnesses in a parliamentary audit of the 800 trillion won ($594.8 billion) Honam semiconductor mega project. The opposition wants to verify whether the government pressured the companies, while the ruling party calls it political maneuvering.

• Honam project: Samsung and SK hynix to invest 400 trillion won each, 800 trillion total
• Four fabs planned near Gwangju military airport, construction to start in 2028
• Opposition seeks to summon Lee Jae-yong and Chey Tae-won at Oct 13 audit
• Ruling party calls the witness summons a political attack