Input 2021.01.18 14:22 | Revision 2021.01.18 15:01
The first criminal division of the Seoul High Court (Judge Jung Joon-young Song Young-seung, Kang Sang-wook) sentenced him to two years and six months in prison at a trial for the remand of the vice-chairman Lee, who was charged with bribery, etc. Vice-presidents Choi Ji-sung and Jang Choong-ki, who were both prosecuted, also received the same sentence.
In 2017, Vice Chairman Lee was arrested on charges of bribing former Presidents Park Geun-hye and Choi Seo-won (previously renamed Choi Soon-sil) to the Samsung Group’s management succession request and bribe. The Special Prosecutor’s Office of Park Young-soo said that Vice-Chairman Lee promised to hand over 21.3 billion won in bribes totaling 22.9 billion won to former President Park and Choi.
Earlier, the first trial admitted a total of 8.9 billion won in bribes, including 7.2 billion won for horseback riding support by Choi’s daughter, Jeong Yu-ra, and 1.6 billion won for the Korea Winter Sports Gifted Center, and sentenced to five years in prison. On the other hand, the appeals court admitted only 3.6 billion won as a bribe. Accordingly, Vice Chairman Lee was released after being sentenced to four years probation after two years and six months in prison.
Since then, the Supreme Court alliance decided that it should be convicted of about 5 billion won, including 3.4 billion won in purchase of the horse, and 1.6 billion won sponsored by the Winter Sports Gifted Center, and returned the case to the Seoul High Court. Accordingly, the bribery of Vice Chairman Lee was recognized as 8.6 billion won.
On the same day, the revocation and reconciliation trial court admitted guilty to the charge that Vice-Chairman Lee asked former President Park and Mr. Choi to help with the succession of the Samsung Group’s management rights, as well as giving a bribe of 8.58 billion won. It was in accordance with the purpose of the previous Supreme Court decision.
The court recognized some of Samsung’s efforts to monitor compliance on the day, but did not reflect it in the sentencing.
The judge said, “As a result of the examination of the Professional Hearing Committee (for Samsung’s compliance efforts), it is clear that the sincerity and efforts of the defendant to enhance the effectiveness of the compliance system should be evaluated positively if the claims and submitted data of both the special prosecutor and the attorney are combined. “Do” he said.
“However, in the light of the following circumstances, it is difficult to see that the new compliance system meets the standards of effectiveness.” “Effective compliance monitoring begins with the evaluation of the legal committee. It doesn’t seem to be coming to that point.”
The Ministry of Justice said, “The compliance law has not been specifically proposed for the organization that acts as a control tower in Samsung, and a surveillance system for illegal acts that will occur in companies other than the seven companies that have signed an agreement with the Compliance Committee has not been established. There are also aspects that need to be supplemented, such as legal management such as the provision of bribes from political power.”
“As a result of the discussion by the Court, the sincerity of the defendant and Samsung can be evaluated positively, but as long as the new stipulation system and the effectiveness criteria were not met, it was not appropriate to take into account the sentencing condition in the case.” If so, it is inevitable for this vice-chairman to be sentenced to imprisonment and restrained in court.”
However, the judiciary △ Fund embezzlement was due to the fact that former President Park Geun-hye requested sponsorship in the name of Samsung Electronics △ that all the damages of the embezzlement in business were recovered △ In reality, if the President requested a bribe, it is very difficult to refuse it. I took into account.
The judiciary also evaluated that “Vice-Chairman Lee sincerely showed his willingness to comply in the trial process as he pledged to change from the last statement to a company that is thoroughly within the compliance framework and make it a company with the highest level of transparency beyond compliance.” .
At this point, he said, “At this point, although the new semi-regulatory system lacks the standard of effectiveness, I hope that it will be evaluated as a major milestone in Korean history for the start of compliance and ethical management for a bigger leap forward.”
Vice-Chairman Lee closed his eyes just before being sentenced at the trial that day. When the judge asked if there was anything special to say, saying, “I want to be arrested in court,” Lee said with a heavy expression, “I don’t have anything to say in particular.”