Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong acquitted of charges related to controversial 2015 merger case скачать в хорошем качестве

Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong acquitted of charges related to controversial 2015 merger case

이재용, '삼성 경영권 불법 승계' 1심 무죄 Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong was today declared "not guilty" of charges brought against him, --including a controversial merger in 2015 and accounting fraud allegations, --which prosecutors believe helped him increase his control over the group. It was the first verdict since he was indicted more than three years ago. Our business correspondent Shin Ha-young reports. The Seoul Central District Court acquitted Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, on Monday, at his trial for alleged accounting fraud and violation of the law on capital markets several times. The court held its hearing on Lee at 2 PM, three years and five months after the Samsung chief was indicted in connection with the 2015 fraud case. The main issue in the trial was whether the merger process between two Samsung affiliates in 2015 was conducted properly. In 2020, Lee was indicted on charges of manipulating stock prices in the 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates --Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries --in which three Samsung C&T shares were offered for one Cheil share. There have been accusations that Samsung Group management may have intentionally lowered the value of Samsung C&T to help Lee gain control of the company, as he was the largest shareholder of Cheil Industries. Last November, prosecutors demanded a five-year prison sentence for Lee. They also requested a fine of 5-hundred million Korean won, or around 3-hundred-and-75-thousand U.S. dollars. Prosecutors say the manipulation caused losses for other investors, and held Lee responsible for these. He also stands accused of involvement in suspected accounting fraud at Samsung Biologics, a subsidiary of Cheil Industries. The court also delivered not-guilty verdicts for 13 current and former employees of Samsung who were indicted along with Lee. It stated that there was no proof of the charges, adding that the prosecution failed to sufficiently prove that the merger was unlawfully conducted to bolster the chairman’s control over the company. The Associated Press reported that the latest ruling by the court could alleviate the legal troubles surrounding the Samsung heir. Shin Ha-young, Arirang News. #Samsung #Samsung_Electronics #LeeJaeyong #Acquit #삼성 #삼성전자 #이재용 #무죄 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Twitter :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Homepage : https://v2.arirang.com/ 2024-02-05, 18:00 (KST)