Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is present at a hearing on the 18th afternoon at the Central High Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul for the destruction of the Gukjeong Nongdan case. January 18, 2021, Reporter Lee Chung-woo– When Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for repatriation of the Kukjeong Nongdan on the 18th, the Blue House petitions for “pardon” appeared one after another.
On the 19th of the Blue House petition bulletin board, a petition titled’I petition for the pardon and release of Samsung General Lee Jae-yong’ was posted.
The written petition wrote, “Now Korea is struggling with an unprecedented economic crisis,” and “Is it the right choice to be arrested by the head of the group Samsung, who is in charge of the Korean economy in this situation?” He said, “Former President Park Geun-hye also said, “In a situation where some talks of amnesty are coming out, the redemption of Lee Jae-yong is too harsh.”
On the 18th, the previous day, a petition titled’Request for pardon from Section 3 and 1 of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong appeared on the Blue House National Petition Bulletin.
Cheong Won-in said, “We need to correct the wrong part of the governmental Nongdan incident, but we need to take into account the role and weight Samsung has in our economy,” he said. “Vice Chairman Lee is enough to overcome the Corona 19 crisis and play a leading role in the Korean economic ecosystem. I think we should give them a chance to show off their ownership.” He then wrote, “I desperately request a special pardon for 3.1 so that the company representing Korea can overcome the national economic crisis and become a global company and shine Korea.”
Earlier on the 4th, there were two petitions in a row entitled’Please create a body of freedom so that Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong can concentrate on management’ and’Give Samsung and Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong a chance at a very sad, difficult and critical point in the world. Came up.
The petitioners appealed, “The contribution to the rise of Korea’s nationality is very great”, “Samsung is contributing much of the taxation”, and “Give Vice Chairman Lee an opportunity for the growth and national interest of Korea.”
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