Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong's pardon won in court of public opinion

5.9m individual shareholders rallied around leader of South Korea's top tech company

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Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is greeted by employees on his return to work Aug. 19. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- After his presidential pardon was announced last month, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong vowed to "work even harder to achieve growth along with South Korean society."

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