Samsung heir indicted over controversial 2015 merger

Tue, 01 Sep, 2020 - 09:41

Associated Press Reporter

South Korean prosecutors have indicted Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on charges of stock price manipulation and other financial crimes.

The move sets up what could be a protracted legal battle to determine whether the 52-year-old billionaire illegally cemented his control over the business giant.

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