On the eve of the court’s Friday ruling on Samsung’s de facto leader,
tension mounted in South Korea’s corporate community over how the
tycoon’s fate would impact the future of the world’s largest producer of
smartphones and microchips.
On 2:30 p.m. Friday, a local court
in Seoul is to deliver its ruling on Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman
Lee Jae-yong, who is accused of five charges including bribery, flight
of capital and embezzlement. The court decided to deliver the verdict
without live coverage.
A special counsel has requested the court
to sentence Lee to 12 years in jail, claiming that he provided
financial assistance worth 43 billion won ($38 million) to the daughter
of former President Park Geun-hye’s longtime friend in exchange for
business favors.
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