Shareholders entering the 52nd Samsung Electronics regular shareholders’ meeting held on the morning of the 17th / News 1
[인사이트] Reporter Yoo Jin-seon = The 52nd regular shareholders’ meeting of Samsung Electronics was held on the 17th.
About 900’Donghak Ant’ shareholders attended the general shareholders’ meeting. It is more than twice the number of attendance at the shareholders’ meeting held last year.
Amid sharp questions to the management, the issue of vice chairman Lee Jae-yong’s move was also discussed.
When a civic group called for Lee’s resignation, shareholders strongly refuted this by applying for the right to speak.
Jaeyong Lee, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics / Photo = Insight
The 52nd Samsung Electronics regular shareholders’ meeting held on the morning of the 17th / News 1
On this day, civic groups such as the Solidarity for Participation and Solidarity for Economic Reform held a press conference around the general shareholders’ meeting and urged the board of directors to respond clearly to the order to restrict employment issued to the vice chairman.
An official from the Participation Solidarity, who got an opportunity to speak, said, “After Lee was sentenced to prison and started life in prison, only the form of work has changed from full-time to part-time, but he is still maintaining the position of vice-chairman.”
Then, several shareholders applied for the right to speak and began to refute it. These shareholders said, “To strengthen the company’s competitiveness, shareholders must gather their will so that Vice Chairman Lee can return to management as soon as possible.” He opposed the dismissal of Vice Chairman Lee.
It is said that such remarks continued, and there was an occasional applause from the general president.
Photo = Insight
Jaeyong Lee, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics / Photo = Insight
Kim Ki-nam, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, who served as the chairman of the general shareholders’ meeting, answered, “The company will comprehensively review the company situation and legal regulations, taking into account the role of this vice chairman, such as global network and future business decisions.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice notified Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for the’Gukjeong Nongdan’ case last month, of the restriction on employment.
Article 14 of the Specific Economic Crimes Weighted Penalty Act states that if a person commits a crime such as embezzlement or betrayal of 500 million won or more, employment is restricted for five years from the date the execution of imprisonment ends or the date it is decided not to be executed.