Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who was imprisoned at the ruling and repatriation trial of the Gukjeong Nonongdan, expressed his intention to continue supporting the Compliance Committee today (21st).
Samsung Electronics said today that Vice Chairman Lee pleaded with the pledge to continue to support the activities of the Compliance Committee, and to the chairman and members of the committee to continue to play their role in the future.
Today is the day of the regular meeting of the Compliance Committee at the Seocho building in Seoul.
Earlier on the 18th, the Court of Revocation of Destruction said that it was difficult to say that the Compliance Committee met the criteria for effectiveness, and that it would not be able to preemptively monitor any new actions that may occur in the future. Sentenced to prison.
Accordingly, Vice-Chairman Lee was imprisoned in Seoul Detention Center immediately after his sentence on the 18th.
According to Vice-Chairman Lee's arrest and the negative judgment of the judge, some were evaluated as to whether the justification for continuing the Compliance Committee was weakened.
In response, Vice-Chairman Lee expressed his will to continue the activities of the Compliance Committee before the first meeting of the Compliance Committee after arrest, while at the same time empowering the Committee.
Vice Chairman Lee said at an apology to the public in May last year, "Compliance is a value that cannot be compromised, and we will make sure that compliance is firmly rooted in Samsung's culture. Even after the trial, the Samsung Compliance Committee will continue to operate in an independent position. And we will make sure that the activities are carried out without interruption.”
Vice-Chairman Lee also met with the Compliance Committee on the 11th of this month, one week before the sentence, and promised to "guarantee the independence and continued activities of the Compliance Committee."
The Compliance Committee announced that the Seoul High Court Criminal Division (Judge Joon-young Jung), who was in charge of the remand of the destruction of Vice Chairman Lee, ordered three things: at the first trial of the revocation of the revocation of the destruction in October 2019 ▲ drastic innovation ▲ establishing an internal compliance monitoring system ▲ correcting the damages of the chaebol system. It is an organization that was launched as an opportunity.
During the trial, Deputy Judge Jung Joon-young ordered, "Please bring a group-level answer that will not respond even if you receive another bribe request from the political power", and Samsung established the Compliance Committee in February last year.