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A committee to review the parole of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who is currently imprisoned, will be held on the afternoon of the 9th. If parole is decided, he is expected to be released on the 13th, but Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye, who has the final approval right, said he would immediately announce the judge's conclusion.
Reporter Ahn Hee-jae reports.
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Before the parole review committee of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye remained silent today.
He also said that the judge's conclusion would be announced immediately.
[Park Beom-gye/Minister of Justice: I am determined not to bring out even the letter ‘a’ of parole, and I am now on my way to work. (Results) will be announced as soon as possible, and when I inform you, even my position… .]
Vice Chairman Lee, who was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for bribing former President Park Geun-hye and others in January, was subject to parole review on the Liberation Day as of the end of last month, having served 60% of his sentence.
The jury, scheduled for 2:00 pm today, was composed of eight outside members, led by Vice Minister of Justice Kang Seong-guk, and it is said that it will judge whether parole is appropriate by considering dozens of factors, including Vice-Chairman Lee's prison life record.
The judge's conclusion is expected to come out as early as today, but the final approval of the parole rests with Justice Minister Park Beom-gye.
With the logic of economic revitalization and the controversy over preferential treatment being divided, it is known that Vice Chairman Lee will be released on the 13th if parole is decided.
However, even if Vice Chairman Lee is released on parole, in order to return to the front line of management, the Ministry of Justice has to go through the review of the cancellation of the employment restriction, and he has to continue the trial of illegal management succession and propofol administration.