South Korea pardons Samsung's Lee

By Joyce Lee and Soo-Hyang Choi and Heekyong Yang
Updated August 12 2022 - 5:13pm, first published 5:08pm
Jay Y Lee welcomed the pardon and vowed to work hard for South Korea's economy. (AP PHOTO)
Jay Y Lee welcomed the pardon and vowed to work hard for South Korea's economy. (AP PHOTO)

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pardoned Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee, with the justice ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".

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