Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, the head of Samsung Group in South Korea, has been charged with bribery and other charges against former president Park Geun-hye. , Sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison.
Following the ruling, Vice Chairman Lee was detained again, and there are concerns about the impact on the management of South Korea's largest conglomerate.
Lee Jae-young, the head of Samsung Group in South Korea and vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, asked the presidential office for cooperation in the merger of group companies, which is said to have been necessary for inheriting management rights from his father. In return, he has been charged with bribery and other charges for giving a huge bribe to former President Park Kune and others.
In 2018, the Seoul High Court sentenced him to two years and six months in prison and a four-year suspended sentence, but in 2019, the Supreme Court told the High Court that he should find more bribes. I was remanding the hearing.
On the 18th, the Seoul High Court confirmed that the bribe was about 8.68 billion won, which is more than double the previous decision, and about 815 million yen in Japanese yen, and said, "In response to the request of former President Park. He proactively provided bribes, "and sentenced Vice Chairman Lee to a prison sentence of two years and six months in prison.
Vice Chairman Lee was released in a two-trial decision three years before the first-instance sentence, but this time he was detained again, and there are concerns about the impact on the management of South Korea's largest conglomerate.