China News Service, March 22. According to Korean media reports, on the 22nd, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Li Zairong requested the court to postpone the trial of improper mergers and acquisitions of Samsung's companies on the grounds of physical discomfort.
Prior to this, Li Zairong, who was serving his sentence, suffered from appendicitis, and was subsequently rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery.
According to reports, Lee Jae-yong’s defense lawyer submitted an opinion on the trial procedure to the Seoul Central District Court on the 22nd, explaining Lee Jae-yong’s surgery and physical condition, saying that Lee Jae-yong would be unable to appear in court on the 25th, and requested the court to postpone it. The date of the hearing.
Data map: Li Zairong.
The prosecution sued Li Zayong for violating the "Capital Market Law" on improper transactions and manipulating stock prices. Two pre-trials have already been conducted before.
According to reports, the court will decide whether to postpone the hearing later, and if the date is changed, it will notify the prosecution and the parties to the case.
Lee Jae-yong is the only son of Lee Kang-hee, the chairman of Samsung Group.
Since Li Jianxi fell ill and was admitted to the hospital in 2014, Li Jayong has become the actual controller of the group.
In October 2020, Li Jianxi passed away.
On the afternoon of January 18, 2021, local time, the Seoul High Court issued a retrial sentence on Lee Jae-yong’s bribery case and sentenced him to two years and six months’ imprisonment.
Li was arrested in court in Rong.