Aug 25, 2017
Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong faces verdict in his bribery trial
Prosecutors alleged that the donations were made to Ms Park's confidante to win government support for a big restructuring of Samsung that would strengthen Mr Lee's control over Samsung Electronics. Mr Lee is the most high-profile figure arrested in the investigation and was charged along with four other Samsung executives. They include former Samsung Group vice-chairman Choi Gee-sung, former president Chang Choong-ki, former Samsung Electronics president Park Sang-jin and executive vice-president Hwang Sung-soo. Mr Lee became a Samsung president in 2009 and in 2013, he was made vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, which makes smartphones, televisions, cameras and hard drives. Since Mr Lee's father suffered a heart attack in 2014, he has been considered the de facto boss of the entire Samsung group.
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