South Korea prosecutors seek 5-year jail term for Samsung Elec chief in appeals case
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean prosecutors requested on Monday a five-year jail term for Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee over actions in a controversial merger of affiliates that helped solidify his control in a case being tried at an appeals court.
South Korean prosecutors request 5-year jail sentence for Samsung chief Jay Lee
South Korean prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence and a 500 million KRW fine, equivalent to $375,000, for Samsung Electronics Chief Jay Y. Lee at an appeals court on Monday. The appeals case comes 10 months after Lee and 13 former Samsung executives were originally acquitted of manipulating stock prices and committing accounting fraud in
Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong in appeal
Prosecutors have called for a five-year prison sentence and a fine of 500 million won ($380,000) for Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in his appellate trial over allegations of illegal succession of management control.
South Korea prosecutors seek 5-yr jail term for Samsung Elec chief in appeals case
South Korean prosecutors requested on Monday a five-year jail term for Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee over actions in a controversial merger of Samsung affiliates that helped solidify his control in a case being tried at an appeals court.
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