A former MC and actress Lee Mae-Ri holding a protest against Samsung Group at a court in Seoul
Lee Mae-Ri, Feb 5, 2024 : Court security guards surround a former MC and actress Lee Mae-Ri who was holding a protest against Samsung Group before Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-Yong or Jay Y. Lee (not in photo) arrives for 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)