Paroled Release Lee Jae-yong: "Sorry for Causing Great Concern to the People... I Will Work Hard" (Update)

Ahead of Liberation Day, Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, who was released on parole, is leaving Seoul Detention Center on the morning of the 13th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Woo Su-yeon] Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, who was released on the 13th through a parole commemorating Gwangbokjeol, expressed, "I am truly sorry for causing the public so much worry," and stated, "I am well aware of the concerns, criticisms, worries, and high expectations directed at me. I will work hard."

On that day, Vice Chairman Lee appeared around 10 a.m. at the main gate of the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do. Immediately after coming out, he stood in the photo line, apologized to the public, and left the scene without responding to further questions from the press.

On the 9th, the Ministry of Justice held a parole review committee meeting and decided to include Vice Chairman Lee as a final candidate for parole commemorating Gwangbokjeol. The Ministry of Justice stated that this parole reflected considerations of the national economic situation due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic environment.

Vice Chairman Lee's release on this day came 207 days after he was re-incarcerated following a 2 years and 6 months sentence handed down in the retrial of the state affairs manipulation case in January. He met the minimum requirement of serving more than 60% of his sentence for parole and was classified as a model prisoner, leading to his final selection for this parole.

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