Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee leaves a court in Seoul, South Korea, August 12, 2022. (Yonhap via REUTERS)
SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol pardoned Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Friday, with the justice ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a “national economic crisis”.
The pardon is largely symbolic, with Lee already out on parole after serving 18 months in jail for…