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Seoul: The de facto chief of South Korea’s Samsung business empire will not appeal against his 2.5-year prison sentence for corruption, his lawyer said on Monday, in a move experts noted could. ....
Samsung heir Lee won t appeal ruling in bribery case (Ld) By IANS | Published on Mon, Jan 25 2021 19:33 IST | 0 Views
Seoul: Detained Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrives at the Seoul High Court on Feb. 5, 2018, to attend a final trial on charges of bribing former President Park Geun-hye in return for business favors. The lower court sentenced him . Image Source: IANS News Seoul, Jan 25 : Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong and the prosecution said Monday that they will not appeal last week s appeals court ruling that sentenced him to two and a half year in prison in a retrial of a high-profile bribery case. ....
Samsung chief accepts prison term for bribery scandal By (0) Lee Jae-yong (C), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives to the office of the Independent Counsel for questioning in Seoul in 2017 in a corruption case that has sent him to prison. FIle Photo by Jung Ui-Chel/EPA SEOUL, Jan. 25 (UPI) Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong decided not to appeal a court ruling that has imprisoned him for the second time in four years. On Jan. 18, the Seoul High Court sentenced Lee to 30 months in prison for bribing former South Korean President Park Geun-hye in order to win government support in strengthening his control over Samsung. ....
But the decision not to appeal could mean that Samsung is looking to draw a line under the issue: with time already served, Lee will be eligible for parole as soon as September as long as prosecutors do not successfully appeal for a longer sentence. ....