The Korean Ministry of Justice said that Samsung Electronics' vice chairman Lee Jae-yong, who was sentenced to prison for bribery of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, was sentenced to prison. Announced that it will allow parole.
Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, who is the head of Samsung Group in South Korea, was charged with bribery and other charges for giving a huge bribe to former President Park Kune and others, and was sentenced to two years and six years in prison in January. I have been sentenced to a month's prison sentence and am serving a prison sentence.
The Korean Ministry of Justice announced on the 9th that it will parole inmates who meet certain requirements before August 15 when it was released from Japanese colonial rule, including Vice Chairman Lee.
Vice Chairman Lee's parole is scheduled for 13th of this month, and Minister of Justice Park Beom-kye explained, "We considered the national economic situation and the global economic environment due to the prolonged prolongation of the new coronavirus."
With regard to Vice Chairman Lee, as international competition in the semiconductor field is intensifying, there are voices from the South Korean business community concerned about the absence of Samsung Group leaders, and nearly 70% of the respondents agreed with parole. There was also a poll.
The Korean media has expressed the view that it is "a result of widespread consideration of voices concerned about the future of the Korean economy and public opinion that is favorable to parole," while civic groups and others criticize parole as "special treatment for chaebols." It is reported that there is also a voice.