Chinanews, August 9th, according to Korean media reports, on the afternoon of the 9th local time, the Parole Review Committee of the Ministry of Justice of South Korea held a closed-door meeting and voted on the parole of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on the 13th.
The Minister of Justice Park Bum-jee approved the resolution.
As a result, Li Zairong will be free after 207 days of imprisonment for the "confidentialist in politics" case.
Data map: On April 7, 2017, local time, Seoul, South Korea, the Seoul Central District Court held a hearing on four Samsung Group executives, including Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong.
This is the first time that Li Zairong has appeared in court as a defendant.
However, the employment restriction punishment imposed by the Ministry of Justice on Li Zayong will continue.
According to the "Specific Economic Crimes Aggravated Penalty Law", persons who have committed corruption and dereliction of duty and the amount of the crime exceeds 500 million won (approximately RMB 2.91 million) shall be restricted within 5 years from the date of execution of the fixed-term imprisonment or decision not to execute it. Employment.
Lee Jae-yong was indicted in February 2017 for being involved in the scandal of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye's "confidentiality in politics".
Li Zairong was sentenced to 5 years in prison in the first instance, and 2 years and 6 months in prison in the second instance, suspended for 4 years, and released.
In 2019, the Supreme Court of South Korea sent the case back for retrial.
In October 2020, the Seoul High Court initiated a retrial of the case.
On December 30, 2020, South Korean prosecutors asked the court to sentence Lee Jae-yong to 9 years in prison.
On January 18, 2021, the Seoul High Court sentenced Lee Jae-yong to 2 years and 6 months in prison, and he was arrested in court.