Vice-Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s post entitled’The Open House Interview’ is rapidly spreading online. On the 21st, Samsung Electronics said, “The disseminated post is not true.”
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is present at a hearing on the remand of the ruling court on the afternoon of the 18th at the Seoul High Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Reporter Woo Sang-jo
On the 18th, after Vice-Chairman Lee was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison at a repatriation trial for the destruction of the Gukjeong Nongdan case, KakaoTalk etc. shared a’special interview in prison, beginning with “I am Lee Jae-yong”. The opinion that it was not true even before Samsung revealed that it was false because of absurd contents such as “I am going to leave this country”, “I will open Everland for free” and “I will move the headquarters to three countries”.
In this article written on the 20th, the person who declared himself’Jaeyong Lee’ defended himself while apologizing to the public. It also reveals the’plan’.
The author said, “I am sorry to the people who love Samsung. He apologized, saying, “I have nothing to say about my unconcerned behavior,” but insisted that the results of the trial were excessive. “The issue of succession of management rights has nothing to say if it is wrong in conclusion,” he said. “It wasn’t what I envisioned or pursued.”
“It was decided at the group level, so I couldn’t know the details,” he said. “I think it was the best way with the law at the time.”
“I think that I have done enough to pay for the country through the advancement of national prestige, tax payments, job creation, and new product development,” he said. “I deserved to take responsibility for all of these things. I honestly don’t understand that I am losing.” He also expressed regret. “I am curious about how other companies dealt with the succession problem. Probably fifty steps and hundred steps.”
The author said, “Now it seems too difficult to run a company in Korea. There is no guarantee that these things will not happen again,” he said. “I am thinking of leaving this country now.” However, “I will fill all the sentences I received. I will not beg for pardon.”
At the same time, he announced future moves such as “I will move from the headquarters of the group to a third country”, “I will go to a pro-business country and raise it as a world-leading company”, and “Everland will open admission for children free of charge.” .
Regarding this, Samsung Electronics said, “All is not true except for the message revealed through the lawyer.”
Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics said through an attorney on the 21st that Vice Chairman Lee pleaded with his pledge to “continue to support the activities of the Compliance Committee, and to continue to fulfill his or her role in the future to the chairman and committee members.” This is the first message in prison after arrest on the 18th.
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