Seoul court fines Samsung leader Lee for unlawful sedative use – Yonhap
SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A Seoul courtroom fined Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee 70 million gained ($59,461.62) plus a price for illegal use of a managed substance, Yonhap reported on Tuesday.
Seoul Central District Court docket fined Lee for being administered propofol, a sedative utilized in anaesthesia, a number of instances between 2015-2020, Yonhap mentioned.
Underneath South Korean legislation, the recipient of a managed substance deemed to have been administered illegally is accountable for prosecution, in addition to those that administered the drug.
Lee has saved a low public profile since his parole in August from a bribery and embezzlement conviction in January. He stays on trial accused of stock-price manipulation and accounting fraud associated to the $8 billion merger of two Samsung corporations in 2015.
($1 = 1,177.2300 gained)
Reporting by Joyce Lee; Modifying by Christopher Cushing
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