Samsung whistle-blower publishes revealing book about the company’s corruption
On the plane owned by former Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, which was remodeled from a 100-passenger into a 16-passenger plane, sat Kim Yong-chul, former head of the legal department at Samsung’s Restructuring Office, and several incumbent prosecutors. When Kim and prosecutors needed to travel to offer condolences to the family in mourning, Lee Hak-soo, then-vice chairman of Samsung allowed them use the private plane owned by then-chairman Lee Kun-hee. This instance demonstrated the relationship between Samsung Group and some prosecutors. More…
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