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Samsung Electronics Vice President Lee Jae-yong will attend court on the 9th for the Gukjeong Nongdan ruling.
Vice President Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics and the special counsel’s office showed a conflict of opinion in reopening the trial for the destruction of Gukjeong Nonongdan.
On the 9th, the Seoul High Court Criminal Division said, “After interviewing the candidates recommended by the special prosecutor and the lawyer, we decided to appoint them both as professional judges.” The special counsel recommended accountant Hong Soon-Tak, an executive member of the Participatory Solidarity Economic and Financial Center, and Vice President Lee recommended Kim Gyeong-soo of the Yulchon law firm. As a result, the professional hearing panel consisted of three members: former constitutional judge Kang, accountant Hong, and lawyer Kim, appointed by the Ministry of Justice.
Earlier, in the first trial in October last year, the court ordered Vice President Lee to establish an effective compliance monitoring system, and said it would reflect that in the ruling. Finally, the trial resumed on the 26th of last month when the Supreme Court rejected the request for special prosecution.
At the trial that day, the special prosecutor and the judge met again. On that day, a special counsel opposes the candidates recommended by Vice President Lee, and the same day after the seoljeon a war of nerves developed over the selection of additional professional judges.
Both the special counsel and Vice President Lee oppose the other party’s recommended candidate, saying “there is not enough neutrality”, but the judge ruled that “both are suitable.” The special counsel said: “Kim’s team of lawyers has been involved as an attorney for Deloitte’s accounting firm Anjin, which was involved in the Samsung Biologics accounting fraud case.”
In the process, when special prosecutors brought up some of the charges, Vice President Lee responded by saying, “We are proclaiming the allegations.” Later, Chief Prosecutor Bok-hyun Lee confronted the court by asking, “Why did you stop talking?” This chief prosecutor left during the trial.
In response, the court explained: “The compliance monitoring system cannot be seen as the only condition of the judgment or as an important one. It will be an important checkpoint in determining whether the corporate culture can be established.”
The Judiciary plans to hear the opinions of expert judges on the 30th.
Reporter Kim Doo-yong [email protected]
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