Samsung Tycoon Gets Pardoned By South Korean Government From Bribery Charges
South Korea's economy has been going through a rough patch recently. Hence it s suspected that the ex-CEO of Samsung, who was jailed on account of bribery, has been released to do business. This week he was granted a presidential pardon and a ticket out of prison. The release comes with the expectation that lee will push Samsung into overdrive and, in the process, rescue South Korea's economy. It was only the question of when, not if, Lee Jae Young will get his presidential pardon next week. He was already out of prison lee was released on parole last year. It happened under the then president Moon Jae-in Moon's successor Yun Sukyol. Yun Sukyol has pardoned nearly 1 700 people. Li Jae Young is one of them. The pardon also solves another problem for Lee as a convicted criminal. He co...
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