Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, January 18, 2021. - Reuters
SEOUL, Jan 18 (AFP): The de facto chief of South Korea's Samsung business empire was convicted Monday over a huge corruption scandal and jailed for two and a half years, in a ruling that deprives the tech giant of its top decision-maker.
Lee Jae-yong, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that brought down president Park Geun-hye.
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