Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-Yong leaves after attending his sentencing hearing at a court in Seoul
Sentencing hearing of Lee Jae-Yong, Feb 5, 2024 : Media persons wait for Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-Yong or Jay Y. Lee (not in photo) after his sentencing hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. The court on Monday acquitted the Samsung Electronics chairman in connection with the 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates, Cheil Industries Inc. and Samsung C&T Corp, allegedly carried out to help Lee increase control of the entire Samsung empire, local media reported. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/AFLO)