[Breaking] Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong Granted Parole Approval... Expected to Be Released on the 13th
Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] Parole for Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, who is serving a prison sentence for the state corruption scandal, was approved on the 9th. It is reported that Lee will be released from Seoul Detention Center, where he is currently incarcerated, on the 13th.
Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, approved the parole application for Lee Jae-yong from the Parole Review Committee on the afternoon of the same day.
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The Parole Review Committee held a closed meeting from 2 p.m. at the Ministry of Justice Government Gwacheon Complex to discuss the eligibility of candidates for parole. The committee decided that Lee was eligible and submitted a parole approval request to Minister Park.
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