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August 13, 2021 - Probation of the de facto leader of the Samsung group: Lee Jae-yong left the Seoul prison a few minutes ago.
Lee Jae-yong bowed to reporters waiting for him outside the prison and said he "caused people too much concern", adding that he was sincerely sorry for what happened.
Then he drove off in a black limo.
Granting the leader of Samung parole follows South Korea's practice of granting probation to business leaders imprisoned for bribery, tax evasion, or economic reasons. Lee Jae-yong - the 202nd richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $ 11.4 billion - was serving a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for corruption, embezzlement and other offenses in connection with the scandal. corruption that brought down former South Korean president Park Geun-hye. Demands for early release from politicians and business executives have grown in recent months to what they have claimed was a possible leadership gap in the country's largest industrial conglomerate. Lee, 53,he was first jailed in 2017 and sentenced to 5 years, but the following year he was released following an appeal ruling that rejected most of the bribery convictions and granted him a suspended sentence. The Supreme Court subsequently ordered Lee to face a retrial, which sentenced him and jailed him again. Lee still remains on trial for a stock trading scandal that would have facilitated his path to take control of the Samsung group.The Supreme Court subsequently ordered Lee to face a retrial, which sentenced him and jailed him again. Lee still remains on trial for a stock trading scandal that would have facilitated his path to take control of the Samsung group.The Supreme Court subsequently ordered Lee to face a retrial, which sentenced him and jailed him again. Lee still remains on trial for a stock trading scandal that would have facilitated his path to take control of the Samsung group.