Potential pardon for Samsung scion discussed in Moon’s meeting with biz leaders: Cheong Wa Dae
June 2, 2021
President Moon Jae-in talked about whether to grant Lee Jae-yong, the de-facto head of Samsung Group, a special pardon, during a meeting with a group of business leaders, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.
Moon had a luncheon meeting with the leaders of South Korea’s four major conglomerates — SK, Hyundai, LG and Samsung — at Cheong Wa Dae earlier in the day.
The attendees were SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun and LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kim Ki-nam, who is in charge of the firm’s device solutions division, attended the meeting instead of Lee. The Samsung scion was imprisoned in January for embezzlement and bribery.