[아침신문 솎아보기] Old-fashioned newspapers called’panic’ and’zero clock’

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the leader of the business world, embezzled the money by giving bribes worth 8.6 billion won to former President Park Geun-hye. The final sentence is two years and six months in prison. This was less than the sentence for bribery cases of SME builders. Among the nine general morning newspapers nationwide on the 19th, few media asked for this.

On the 18th, Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul High Court (Deputy Judge Jung Joon-young) of the Destruction Recall Tribunal sentenced him to two years and June in prison after acknowledging charges such as bribery and embezzlement by Vice President Lee. Choi Ji-sung, former head of the Future Strategy Office, and Jang Choong-ki, former deputy head of the Future Strategy Office, were also sentenced to the same sentence. Former Samsung Electronics President Park Sang-jin and Hwang Seong-soo, former Samsung Electronics executive director, were sentenced to four years of probation in June of two years of imprisonment.

Considering the amount of bribery and embezzlement and the status of bribery and donors, the sentencing was less than that of ordinary SME bribery cases. In 2013, the Ulsan District Law sentenced a representative of a supplier who gave bribes of about 91 million won to the manager of the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Plant and sentenced him to two years and June in prison. The Daejeon High Court sentenced an employee of a large telecommunications company charged with bribing 9 billion won to an official of the Gas Safety Corporation last February to three years in prison.

In July of last year, the Busan District Law ordered a pump business lobby in three district offices in Busan and sentenced a contractor to bribe a public official of 5 million won for two years. In the case of embezzlement, a Samsung C&T accounting employee who embezzled the company’s funds of 1 billion won was sentenced to a heavy sentence of four years in prison in 2016.

The Kyunghyang Shinmun criticized civil society groups saying that “the sentence was extremely insufficient compared to the sentence of crime and special prosecutors,” or “this ruling was to keep the status quo and the judiciary overthrew the judiciary itself with an urgent opportunistic ruling.” Told.

‘Economic gloomy”What about survival competition?’

Most of the media were more concerned about the Samsung business crisis. “Samsung, large-scale investment and M&A disruption… Concerns about the decline in the competitiveness of future new businesses” (Seoul Newspaper), “Large-scale investment all-stop as four years ago, but Samsung and Watch Zero” (JoongAng Ilbo).

All of the major economic magazines poured out exaggerated reports that the Samsung crisis would lead to the national economic crisis. “In addition… Samsung’s global strategy without a’leader’ has also stopped” (Money Today), “The survival competition is fierce… Absence of total heading Samsung’Clock Zero’” (Daily Economy), “Lee Jae-yong legally restrained… Samsung also’absence of the total number’ emergency” (Korea Economy).

The Dong-A Ilbo said, “Another’Samsung’ panic of’absence of the general manager’… In an article titled’Who leads the semiconductor war?’, Samsung said, “The worst scenario has become a reality.” “The new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in the absence of the total number, semiconductor hegemony war, and US-China conflict must be overcome. Because I do it.”

The JoongAng Ilbo said, “The timing of preoccupying new technologies is increasingly important, and the absence of Vice Chairman Lee may cause Samsung to miss the opportunity.” “I am worried that Samsung’s innovation rate will slow down. I can’t guarantee that Samsung will not follow the steps of Sony, which once crashed,” said Sohn Wook, former director of the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology.

KAIST Professor Lee Byung-tae told the JoongAng Ilbo, “The digital economy has advanced more than 10 years due to the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and China’s willingness to’semiconductor independence’ is strong due to the trade conflict between the US and China. At this time, the owner’s restraint, which has to make heavy decisions, can hurt the company.”

On the other hand, the Hankyoreh pointed out, “Even when Vice-Chairman Lee was imprisoned from February 2017 to February 2018, concerns over management gaps were revealed as a result.” “Especially this year, there is a shortage of semiconductors in electric vehicles and the business conditions are very good, such as a global boom in’semiconductor supercycles’,” citing expert remarks that there will be little gaps in management, saying that the total number will be arrested.

President Amnesty Sun Geun

President Moon Jae-in drew a line at the New Year’s press conference held at the Cheongwadae Chunchu Hall on the 18th, saying, “Now is not the time to speak of the pardon of (former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye).”

President Moon said, “I think the common sense of the people will not tolerate the move to demand amnesty in the face of denying past mistakes and not acknowledging the outcome of the trial, and it is difficult for me to accept it,” he said. “A consensus should be formed.” He emphasized.

He also said to Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, “I just say that he is the prosecutor general of the Moon Jae-in administration.” In addition, with the passport doubting the political intentions of the inspection and investigation of the Wolseong nuclear power plant by the auditor and prosecutors, President Moon drew a line saying, “I think it is not a political purpose.”

The Kookmin Daily said, “While the proposal of President Lee, the ruling party presidential candidate, was rejected, Yoon, who had been classified as a candidate for the opposition presidential election, was defined as a’Moon Jae-in administration person’. There are also observations about whether there is a wave in the composition of the large sphere.”

“’Kim Bong-hyun’s suspicion of drinking alcohol’

On the 19th, the Kyunghyang Shinmun said, “All four of the current and former prosecutors who were involved in the suspicion of receiving alcohol from Star Mobility Chairman Kim Bong-hyun, a person involved in the Lime Asset Management (Lime) case, confirmed that they replaced their mobile phones just before the prosecution investigation began in earnest. It’s done,” he reported.

According to reports, on October 17, last year, a new cell phone was opened by a prosecution attorney and an investigative prosecutor charged with violating the illegal solicitation law. Two other prosecutors who were suspicious of drinking together also changed cell phones on October 24 and 25, respectively. The Kyunghyang Shinmun pointed out that “the seizure and search of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office was conducted after the replacement of their mobile phones and failed to secure key material.” One of these two prosecutors shredded the Epros messenger conversation history and part of his journal, and the other replaced his work computer.

The Segye Ilbo reported that Chairman Kim disclosed the case to the media and reported it to the National Rights Commission, but the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office was in charge of the investigation. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office is scheduled to call Kim on the 19th to conduct a related investigation.

The Segye Ilbo pointed out that “controversy is expected in that the prosecution, which had been criticized for the investigation of the prosecutor’s liquor hospitality, will re-investigate the same public interest report before the launch of the high-ranking public officials criminal investigation department (aircraft department).”

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