“Lee Jae-yong, who has fully reflected, please let me focus on the management” nacional A national petition appeared

Check-in 2021.01.03 12:01 | Revision 2021.01.03 12:23

Jaeyong lee Samsung Electronics (005930)As the vice president was sentenced to nine years in prison in the farewell trial for the destruction of the ‘Gukjeong Nongdan case’, and is about to be sentenced to a final sentence this month, a petition appeared for the Blue House to convert Lee. in a body of freedom so you can focus on management.

According to Cheong Wa Dae’s national petition on the 3rd, on the 1st a post titled ‘Please make a body of freedom so that Samsung vice president Lee Jae-yong can focus on management’ was published.

The petitioner, who introduced himself as one of the educators, said in an article: “As a member of the Korean people, I was moved to see the vice president appealing to patriotism and filial piety in tears at a trial some time ago.” “I sincerely appeal to the President to grant me a favor so that I can do my best in Korea.”

The petitioner said: “Vice President Lee suffered too much mentally and physically from investigations, trials, prisons, etc. in this difficult situation over the past few years, and he fully reflected and apologized.” “How can an entrepreneur reject the request for living power?”, He added, “it is not voluntary, but since it responded to the request for power, and the passive side is strong, there are many parties to understand and regret that no entrepreneur could have it rejected in that situation. “Said.

Cheong Won-in stressed that Vice President Lee’s role was important as head of Korea’s largest group. He said: “(Samsung) is the pride of Korea and the strength of exports.” “The late Chairman Kun-hee Lee and Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong make Samsung the world’s number one electronics company and support Korea as a huge Korean supporter. I am in charge of the role.”

The petitioner said: “Samsung is contributing a large amount of taxes” and “providing us with a lot of quality work.” In addition, the petitioner mentioned Samsung’s contribution to mask imports in the early years of the crown crisis last year. He explained: “Samsung played an important role in the rapid import of masks even when raw materials were in short supply in the early coronavirus, and passed on the know-how so that mask makers could rapidly produce a large number of masks.”

As of the morning of the day, this petition received more than 18,000 consents and more than 100 people agreed in advance, and it is currently being reviewed by the administrator of the public petition board.

Vice President Lee has been jailed, released and recalled for destruction for about four years since the start of a special prosecutor’s investigation into the Gukjeong Nongdan case in 2016. The first trial sentenced Vice President Lee to five years in prison, but the A second trial turned some charges into innocence and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison and four years of probation. Since then, the entire consensus of the Supreme Court has canceled the court case with the purpose of recognizing part of the bribery charge, which Vice President Lee found innocent in the second trial, and was carried out at the hearing of the First Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court on December 30 last year (Deputy Judge Jeong Jun-young Song Young-seung Kang Sang-wook). At the trial for the reconciliation and remand decision, the special counsel requested nine years in prison for Vice President Lee.

In the trial by decision at the time, Vice President Lee said, “I would like to make a new Samsung suitable to the nationality and filial piety of my esteemed father (the late President Lee Kun-hee).” In addition, Vice President Lee said, “We will create a company where Samsung employees are proud of our company and everyone loves and trusts it. This is truly a world-class company and sustainable company and constant dream. pursued by Lee Jae-yong, a company. ”

Vice President Lee’s ruling hearing is scheduled for the 18th.