Prosecutors appeal against ruling on Samsung heir
AFP
AFP, SEOUL: Prosecutors yesterday demanded a harsher punishment for the heir to the Samsung empire, appealing against a court ruling that sentenced him to five years in prison for bribery.
Lee Jae-Yong, the de-facto head of Samsung Electronics, was found guilty last week of bribery, perjury and other charges related to payments made by Samsung to ousted president Park Geun-Hyes secret confidante Choi Soon-Sil.
Four other top Samsung executives were also convicted, with two jailed for up to four years, and the other pair given suspended terms.
The prosecutors appealed part of the verdict that found Lee innocent of some of the bribery charges and said the punishment meted out to the five accused was too mild, Yonhap news agency said.
In light of the roles the five accused played in the crime, which was the most outstanding among all wrongdoings committed by Park and Choi... the lower court ruling was too lenient, the prosecutors were quoted as saying in the appeal.
