Samsung boss goes on trial on drugs charges - Two months ago Lee Jae-yong was released early from a two and a half year prison term for bribery, embezzlement and other offences in connection with a corruption scandal
The de-facto leader of South Korea’s sprawling Samsung group Lee Jae-yong went on trial Tuesday on charges of illegally using the anaesthetic propofol, the latest legal travail to beset the multi-billionaire.
Propofol is normally a medical anaesthetic but is also sometimes used recreationally, and an overdose of the drug was given as the cause of pop star Michael Jackson’s death in 2009. “All this has occurred due to my shortcomings, and although it was for medical purposes, I regret it deeply,” he added.Samsung Electronics declined to comment.
The early release was seen as the latest example of South Korea freeing on economic grounds business leaders imprisoned for corruption or tax evasion.
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