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trial on the alleged illegal succession of Samsung Electronics' Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong resumed in almost five months.

Vice-Chairman Lee, who is serving in the Gukjeong Nongdan case, is also being investigated for illegal administration of Propofol, and the Prosecutors' Investigation Review Committee will be held to determine whether the investigation related to Propofol is justified.



This is Jung Yoon-sik.



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'In the process of the merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries, various illegal activities were carried out and Samsung Biologics' accounting was manipulated.



Vice-Chairman Lee's trial on these charges resumed in five months following last October.



[Lee Bok-Hyun/At the time, Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office (Last September): As a result of in-depth discussions, the seriousness of the issues that disturbed the order of the capital market were comprehensively considered (prosected.)]



Today (11) Since Japan) was a preparatory trial before the formal trial, Vice-Chairman Lee did not attend, and 11 prosecutors and 23 lawyers, twice as many, were confronted in court.



The trial, which covers 190,000 pages of evidence alone, is expected to go on for a considerable period of time.



As Vice-Chairman Lee, who has been serving since last January for bribing former President Park Geun-hye, may continue to attend court under arrest.



It's not just this.



Vice-Chairman Lee is being investigated by the prosecution for suspected illegal administration of Propofol.



Vice-Chairman Lee requested a convocation of the Prosecutors' Investigation Review Committee, saying that it would be judged whether the prosecution's investigation was legitimate, but it was accepted today.



In addition, it has been found that the South Gyeonggi Police Agency is also investigating the charges of illegal administration of another propofol by Vice Chairman Lee.



It is known that the police secured body hair to prove the allegations, and this vice-chairman's life in prison has been a series of perplexities.



(Video coverage: Seo Jin-ho, Video editing: Hwang Ji-young)