South Korea leadership crisisYoon impeachment renews focus on Samsung chief's legal woes
Lee Jae-yong's court battles drag on, years after scandal took down another South Korean president
Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong is fighting allegations of stock manipulation dating back to the aftermath of former President Park Geun-hye's impeachment. © Reuters
KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer
January 7, 2025 16:35 JST
TOKYO -- With South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached over his short-lived martial law decree in December, the legal troubles of Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong are once again casting a shadow over the nation's largest family-owned conglomerate.