Judge asks Samsung heir to be humble at bribery trial


  • World
  • Friday, 25 Oct 2019

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman, Jay Y. Lee, leaves the Seoul high court in Seoul, South Korea, October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean judge overseeing Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee's bribery trial told him on Friday to "humbly accept" whatever the outcome of the trial, which could result in a tougher sentence for the conglomerate's de-facto leader.

Lee, whose Korean name is Lee Jae-yong, attended the first hearing of a bribery trial at Seoul High Court after South Korea's top court ordered a review of his 2017 graft case.

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