"I No Longer Want to Be a Burden"... 'Appendicitis Surgery' Lee Jae-yong Returns to Seoul Detention Center Today

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, who was hospitalized after undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis while detained at Seoul Detention Center, will return to the detention center on the 15th.

According to business circles, Lee is scheduled to be discharged from Samsung Seoul Hospital, where he is currently admitted, and return to Seoul Detention Center on the same day. It has been 27 days since he underwent emergency surgery on the 19th of last month.

Initially, based on the medical staff's diagnosis that three weeks of hospitalization were necessary, Lee was expected to return to the detention center on the 9th. However, due to persistent high fever and slow recovery, he continued to receive additional inpatient treatment this week while his condition was monitored.

Lee reportedly lost about 7 to 8 kg after undergoing surgery that included removal of part of his colon. Although the medical team suggested monitoring his condition further, Lee expressed his intention to return to the detention center, saying, "I do not want to be a burden any longer."

Lee was sentenced to two years and six months in prison and was taken into custody in court in January during the retrial of the state affairs manipulation case. Separately from the state affairs manipulation case, he is expected to appear at the first trial session on the 22nd at the Seoul Central District Court regarding allegations of accounting fraud at Samsung Biologics and the Samsung C&T merger.

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