The court will hear on Wednesday Shin's responses to the submission from prosecutors that they suspect Shin of embezzlement and breach of trust, a Seoul Central District Court judge who acts as court spokesman told Reuters.

There is no fixed time for a ruling, the judge said.

South Korean prosecutors asked the court on Monday to approve an arrest warrant for Shin, 61, following an investigation of the country's fifth-largest family-run business group that became public knowledge in June.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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