SEOUL, June 29 – Samsung Electronics vice president Lee Jae-yong will stand trial for receiving injections of propofol, the prosecution said, sources said on Tuesday.
The Seoul Central District Court has decided to hold a trial on the issue, at the request of the prosecution, they added.
Earlier this month, prosecutors indicted the de facto leader of the Samsung group, now in prison, on corruption charges of a “summary offense” relating to his alleged use of propofol, which is illegal to prescribe or consume in Korea. South other than for specific treatments.
Prosecutors requested a fine of 50 million won ($ 44,200).
A summary indictment is a measure taken for minor crimes.
The Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency recently passed on the results of its investigation into the matter to the prosecution, after which prosecutors changed their position to request a formal trial, the sources said.
Lee is believed to have taken this numbing drug in a plastic surgery clinic in Seoul in 2017 and 2018 in an excessive and illegal manner.
He denied this claim, arguing that he used propofol “in the normal way” as prescribed by a doctor.
(Yonhap)
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