Police Officers Involved in 'Samsung Union Member Body Abduction' Receive Suspended Sentences in Second Trial

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Police officers indicted for participating in the 'corpse theft' case of the late Yeom Hoseok and receiving bribes from Samsung were sentenced to suspended prison terms in the appellate court, the same as in the first trial.

The Seoul High Court Criminal Division 13 (Presiding Judge Choi Suhwan) on the 27th dismissed both the appeals of former Yangsan Police Station Intelligence Chief A and former Intelligence Section Chief B, who were tried on charges including bribery after misconduct, and upheld the first trial's sentences. In the first trial, A was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 2-year suspension, and B was sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison with a 2-year suspension. The appellate court stated, "The first trial's judgment that they committed improper acts violating their duties as police officers is justified."

A and B are accused of intervening in persuading Yeom's father to hold a family funeral instead of a labor union funeral, contrary to the contents of the suicide note, after Yeom, a Samsung Electronics union member, was found dead in a mountain in Gangneung in May 2014. A is also accused of ordering subordinate police officers to assist negotiations between Samsung and Yeom's father, make false 112 emergency calls, and create false official documents. B was investigated to have persuaded Yeom's father together with a broker and directly helped Yeom's father receive a settlement from Samsung without the union members knowing. The prosecution later included in the charges that Samsung provided the two with 10 million won as a token of gratitude, and that they used this money to have dinners with employees and tailor suits.

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