Home / News / World News / Article /
Samsung chief acquitted in financial crime
Updated On: 06 February, 2024 06:51 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
Prosecutors had sought a five-year jail term for Lee
Listen to this article :
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong
A South Korean court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial crimes involving a contentious merger between Samsung affiliates in 2015 that tightened his grip over South Korea’s biggest company.
The ruling by the Seoul Central District Court could ease the legal troubles surrounding the Samsung heir less than two years after he was pardoned of a separate conviction of bribery in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.
Trending Stories
Latest Photos
Latest Videos
Latest Web Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
Mid-Day Fast
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT