Prosecutors to appeal after Samsung chief Lee cleared over 2015 merger case


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  • Thursday, 08 Feb 2024

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee leaves a court in Seoul South Korea February 5 2024. REUTERSKim Soo-hyeon

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee leaves a court in Seoul, South Korea, February 5, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors have decided to appeal a court decision to clear Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee of charges including accounting fraud and stock manipulation in a case related to a 2015 merger of affiliates, court records showed.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee)

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