Samsung's Crown Prince Jay Y. Lee Said His Children Won't Receive The Inheritance Of His Empire

Since 2015’s first public statement, Samsung heir and vice chairman Jay Y. Lee has claimed that the inheritance of the corporation would not be left to his children.

According to Reuters, Lee stated in a televised press conference at the company's headquarters in Seoul that he did not intend to let his children be the next leader of the most powerful company in Korea. The crown prince of Samsung added that he had been considering this issue for a long time because it was totally not something easy to tackle.

All the move made by Lee is said to be his attempt to end the succession scandal. Meanwhile, The Korea Herald quoted his announcement that he would not pass the company’s managerial rights to his children. In many ways, the controversial factor here could be blamed for the translation discrepancies.

For ages, the negative arguments and insults surrounding the Samsung chairperson who had been managing Korea’s largest conglomerate have continued to spread out. The year of 2017 must witness the unforgettable experiences of Jay Y. Lee, including his arrest for bribery and a bunch of misdeeds after being accused of having involved in payments made to Choi Soon-Sil - a companion of Korea’s impeached president - in an attempt to get a merger’s approval.

Right after his indictment, Lee was sentenced to five-year imprisonment for his law violation. Although he was imprisoned shorter than the supposed length, this punishment is long enough to be regarded as a heavy one for a country that usually pays not much attention to major business figures.

However, nearly a year later, people can see him walk free after his punishment had been decreased by half of the original one and suspended for three years.

For Samsung, it’s too soon now to predict what the future holds. Jay Y. Lee refused to provide any more information about the next leader who will be given the managerial control and he is still under legal scrutiny, even potentially face a penalty in the future.

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