Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, the head of Samsung Group in South Korea, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for bribery of former president Park Geun-hye and others. In the trial, Lee and the prosecution did not appeal, and the decision was finalized.
There are concerns that the absence of top management for a long period of time will affect management decisions.
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 was charged with bribery and other charges for giving a huge bribe to former President Park Kune and others.
In a remand trial on the 18th of this month, the Seoul High Court sentenced Vice Chairman Lee to two years and six months in prison, saying that he "proactively offered bribes at the request of former President Park." It was.
The deadline for appeal was 25 days, but Vice Chairman Lee's lawyer announced that he would humbly accept the decision, and the prosecution also stated that both sides would not appeal, saying that the purpose of finding out the truth of the case was achieved. , The decision was finalized at midnight on the 26th.
Vice Chairman Lee has been detained for one year after being sentenced to prison in the first instance, and the remaining sentence after deducting this amount is one and a half years.
There are concerns that the absence of the top of South Korea's largest conglomerate for a long period of time will affect important management decisions.