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Related: About this forumSouth Korea to release Samsung scion on parole
By KIM TONG-HYUNG AP one hour ago
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) South Korea will release billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong on parole this week after he spent 18 months in prison for his role in a massive corruption scandal that triggered nationwide protests and led to the ouster of the countrys previous president.
The announcement Monday by the Justice Ministry, which came with a year left on Lees 30-month sentence, extends a history of leniency toward major white-collar crime and preferential treatment for convicted tycoons. It tarnishes the reformist image of President Moon Jae-in, who after winning a presidential by-election in 2017 vowed to curb the excesses of chaebol, South Koreas family-owned conglomerates, and end their cozy ties with the government.
The announcement Monday by the Justice Ministry, which came with a year left on Lees 30-month sentence, extends a history of leniency toward major white-collar crime and preferential treatment for convicted tycoons. It tarnishes the reformist image of President Moon Jae-in, who after winning a presidential by-election in 2017 vowed to curb the excesses of chaebol, South Koreas family-owned conglomerates, and end their cozy ties with the government.
more:
https://apnews.com/article/business-south-korea-4d91344be72d7e3ed81625b0d769c0d0
When Lee went to prison it was Moon's fault. When Lee goes on parole, it's Moon's fault. The absurd anti-Moon Jae-in editorial bias in the western media is remarkable. Moon is the most popular president at the this point in his five year term than any South Korean president in the post dictatorship period.
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South Korea to release Samsung scion on parole (Original Post)
soryang
Aug 2021
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)1. I'll wager that Moon's bank account is larger now.
soryang
(3,299 posts)2. the right which largely controls the prosecutors offices and judiciary
Last edited Mon Aug 9, 2021, 09:23 AM - Edit history (1)
...has had over four years to find some pretext to prosecute President Moon Jae-in. Periodically they get some bs warrant and root around the Blue House looking for some pretext to bring him down. They've found nothing. In contrast, The leading presidential candidate on the right is suspected of all kinds of misconduct which suits the west just fine. This is someone they can work with.