As the government began preparations for a special amnesty for the Liberation Day, as a result of SBS coverage, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, former President Lee Myung-bak, and former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo were awarded the grand prize.
First, Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is said to have a strong chance of winning the lottery.
Vice Chairman Lee, who was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for the National Nongdan case during the Park Geun-hye administration, is currently on parole, and his sentence ends on the 29th of this month.
Even if the sentence expires, the business community has requested the reinstatement of Vice Chairman Lee, which can solve this problem, because he is restricted from employment for five years under the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Economic Crimes.
At the time of Liberation Day, the government is said to have judged that the controversy over unfairness was not significant as there was no remaining sentence left for Vice Chairman Lee, and the trial related to Samsung Biologics fraudulent accounting was proceeding as it is.
In addition, the results of the government review of former President Lee Myung-bak and former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo will be delivered in <SBS 8 O'Clock News> shortly afterward.