An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 22, 2024
- April 21, 2024
- April 20, 2024
- April 19, 2024
- April 18, 2024
- April 17, 2024
- April 16, 2024
Some of Our Sources
- Techcrunch
- Just Creative
- Joshua Blankenship
- Pearsonified
- TutsPlus - Design
- Inspiredology
- My Ink Blog
- Reencoded
- Stylized Web
- Spyre Studios
Help Webnuz
Referal links:
March 9, 2017 04:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/OqnfbVPIDNE/samsung-group-chief-denies-all-charges-as-trial-of-the-century-begins
Samsung Group Chief Denies All Charges as 'Trial of the Century' Begins
An anonymous reader shares a Fortune report: The head of South Korea's Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer said on Thursday, at the start of what the special prosecutor said could be the "trial of the century" amid a political scandal that has rocked the country. Lee has been charged with bribery, embezzlement and other offenses in a corruption scandal that has already led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.Lee, who is being detained at Seoul Detention Centre, did not attend court. A defendant does not have to turn up during a preparatory hearing, held to organize evidence and set dates for witness testimony. The date of the next hearing will be decided next week. Lee's defense denied all charges against him on his behalf, saying that the special prosecution's indictment cites conversations, evidence or witnesses the prosecution did not actually hear, investigate or interview according to the rules -- or states opinions that are not facts.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/OqnfbVPIDNE/samsung-group-chief-denies-all-charges-as-trial-of-the-century-begins
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Slashdot
Slashdot was originally created in September of 1997 by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda. Today it is owned by Geeknet, Inc..More About this Source Visit Slashdot