Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee was found not guilty of accounting fraud and stock manipulation by a Seoul appeals court on Monday, in a ruling that could remove long-running legal risks that Lee has faced from criminal cases.
For nearly a decade, Lee, the leader of South Korea's biggest conglomerate, has been embroiled in a series of legal challenges including over a 2015 merger that paved the way for his succession, but raised questions over corporate governance.
