▲ Samsung Electronics vice presidents accused of destroying evidence in connection with allegations of fraudulent accounting


The prosecution was sentenced to imprisonment by employees of Samsung Electronics, Samsung Bio, and its subsidiaries who were accused of destroying evidence regarding Samsung BioLogics (Samsung Bio) 's suspicion of fraudulent accounting.

The prosecution sentenced to one to four years in prison at the trial decision of Samsung Electronics and Samsung Bio officials, who destroyed the evidence, and destroyed the evidence, which was held on the 28th of the Seoul Central District Court's criminal agreement hearing.

The prosecution said, "The crime was the biggest evidence destruction in the history of Korea in terms of the number of people, period, and number of data that was mobilized." He said.

He said, "The defendants lack a reflective attitude even though they have committed serious crimes. They believe in the power of big companies in the background and make excuses." I did.

The prosecution emphasized that "a severe judicial condemnation of the defendants must establish a compromised rule of law and prevent this crime from happening again in Korea."

The prosecution spent three years imprisoned for Samsung Electronics 'TF Vice President, Business Support Task Force, and three years and six months' imprisonment for Park Vice President, Business Support TF Security and Kim, Vice President of Parts Strategy.

In addition, Samsung Group employees, employees of Samsung Bioepis, a subsidiary of Samsung Bio, and a representative of Samsung Bio's security department were sentenced to one to three years in prison.

Since May last year, when the prosecution investigation into suspicion of fraudulent accounting was expected, Mr. Lee and others were handed over to the court for instructing them to cover up and manipulate internal documents of Samsung Bio and Samsung Bioepis.

Some of them were not only instructed, but also went directly to the field to handle the destruction of evidence.

Epis employees used search terms such as 'merger', 'non-room', 'vice chairman', and 'jae jae' on dozens of mobile phones and laptops to delete problematic data and manipulate documents containing company valuation. I am charged with the submission.

Suspicions of hiding evidence behind the factory floor that could support suspicion of fraudulent accounting, including the company's public server, were also revealed.

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