Crime Samsung leader arrested for bribery and embezzlement as corruption scandal deepens

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Samsung Group’s Jay Y. Lee was formally arrested on allegations of bribery, perjury and embezzlement, an extraordinary step that jeopardises the executive’s ascent to the top role at the world’s biggest smartphone maker.

The Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant for Lee’s arrest early Friday. Including procedural steps and appeals, it may take as long as 18 months for a trial and verdict. The decision was made because of the risk that he might destroy evidence or flee, a court spokesperson said.

Investigators are looking into whether the vice chairman of Samsung was involved in providing as much as 43bn won (£30.4m) to benefit a close friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, in exchange for government support of his management succession. Prosecutors allege that Lee, 48, funded Park’s associates as he tried to consolidate control over the sprawling conglomerate founded by his grandfather.

Lee, who had been waiting for the court’s decision at a detention center in Seoul, will remain there as a result of the arrest warrant. The court rejected the prosecutor’s request to arrest Samsung Electronics President Park Sang-Jin. With Lee under detention, Park will probably assume some of Lee’s responsibilities.

“We will do our best to ensure that the truth is revealed in future court proceedings,” Samsung Group said in a statement. The shares of Samsung fell less than 1 percent in Seoul. Prior to the arrest, the stock had climbed 5.5 percent this year, following a 43 percent rally in 2016.

Read more here. (Independent UK)
 

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Fun fact. All South Korean presidents did not complete their full terms:
  • 1st President - led the Korean government in exile during Japanese occupation, impeached and escaped to Hawaii. Took power after WW2 and forced to resign because of rigged election
  • 2nd President - resigns due to military coup, sentenced 3 years imprisonment in court-martial
  • 3rd President - wife shot by guy trying to kill him, soon after killed by head of Korean Intelligence Agency
  • 4th President - couldn't control demonstrations, resigns due to Gwangju Massacre after just 8 months in office
  • 5th President - sentenced to death for his role in the Gwangju Massacre, later pardoned
  • 6th President - arrested for bribery after term, imprisoned 17 years for mutiny and treason during Gwangju Massacre, later pardoned
  • 7th President - economic crisis forcing IMF to step in during term, second son arrested for bribery of intercession and tax evasion
  • 8th President - 5 family members including his 3 sons guilty of bribery
  • 9th President - "slips and dies" while climbing a mountain during investigations for bribery (official story is that it was a suicide, but you can never be certain of anything in South Korea)
  • 10th President - brother arrested, wife's cousin arrested, accused of violating real estate laws
  • 11th President - daughter of 3rd president, puppet of a cult leader, impeached
 
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