South Korea's Yoon pardons Samsung's Jay Y. Lee to counter 'economic crisis'Çѱ¹ À±´ëÅë·ÉÀº '°æÁ¦ À§±â'¿¡ ´ëÀÀÇϱâ À§ÇØ »ï¼ºÀÇ ÀÌÀç¿ëÀ» »ç¸éÇß´Ù.[reuters] 2022³â 8¿ù 12ÀÏ ¿ÀÈÄ 5:43 GMT+9
Samsung heir served 18 months in jail for bribery»ï¼º »ó¼ÓÀÎÀº ³ú¹°ÁË·Î 18°³¿ùÀ» º¹¿ªÇß´Ù.Businessmen were convicted in scandal that felled a president»ç¾÷°¡µéÀº ´ëÅë·ÉÀ» ¾²·¯¶ß¸° ½ºÄµµé·Î À¯ÁËÆÇ°áÀ» ¹Þ¾Ò´Ù.SEOUL, Aug 12 (Reuters) - South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol pardoned Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Friday, with the justice ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".¼¿ï, 8¿ù 12ÀÏ (·ÎÀÌÅÍ) - À±¼®¿ ´ëÅë·ÉÀÌ 12ÀÏ »ï¼ºÀüÀÚ(005930.KS) ÀÌÀç¿ë ºÎȸÀåÀ» »ç¸éÇß´Ù. ".¹ý¹«ºÎ´Â "±¹°¡ °æÁ¦ À§±â"¸¦ ±Øº¹Çϱâ À§ÇØ Àç°è ÁöµµÀÚ°¡ ÇÊ¿äÇÏ´Ù°í Çß´Ù.The pardon is largely symbolic, with Lee already out on parole after serving 18 months in jail for bribery in a scandal that led to massive protests and brought down then-President Park Geun-hye in 2017.À̹ø »ç¸éÀº 2017³â ´ë±Ô¸ð ½ÃÀ§·Î ´ç½Ã ¹Ú±ÙÇý ´ëÅë·ÉÀ» ¸ô¶ô½ÃŲ ½ºÄµµé ³ú¹°¼ö¼ö ÇøÀÇ·Î 18°³¿ùÀ» º¹¿ª ÈÄ °¡¼®¹æÇß´Ù."With urgent needs to overcome the national economic crisis, we carefully selected economic leaders who lead the national growth engine through active technology investment and job creation to be pardoned," Justice Minister Han Dong Hoon told a briefing.Çѵ¿ÈÆ ¹ý¹«ºÎ Àå°üÀº À̳¯ ºê¸®Çο¡¼ "±¹°¡ °æÁ¦À§±â ±Øº¹ÀÌ ½Ã±ÞÇÑ »óȲ¿¡¼ Àû±ØÀûÀÎ ±â¼úÅõÀÚ¿Í ÀÏÀÚ¸® âÃâÀ» ÅëÇØ ±¹°¡ ¼ºÀ嵿·ÂÀ» À̲ø¾î°¥ °æÁ¦¸®´õ¸¦ ¾ö¼±ÇØ »ç¸éÇÑ´Ù"°í ¹àÇû´Ù.Tech- and export-dependent South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy is grappling with soaring inflation, weakening demand, poor sentiment and slowing spending.±â¼ú°ú ¼öÃâ ÀÇÁ¸µµ°¡ ³ôÀº ¾Æ½Ã¾Æ 4À§ÀÇ °æÁ¦±¹ÀÎ Çѱ¹Àº Ä¡¼Ú´Â ÀÎÇ÷¹À̼Ç, ¼ö¿ä ¾àÈ, ÀúÁ¶ÇÑ Á¤¼, ±×¸®°í ¼Òºñ µÐÈ µîÀ» °Þ°í ÀÖ´Ù.Lee, an heir of Samsung's founding family, welcomed the decision and vowed to work hard for the national economy "with continuous investment and job creation."»ï¼º â¾÷°¡ÀÇ ÈÄ°èÀÚÀÎ ÀÌ È¸ÀåÀº À̹ø °áÁ¤À» ȯ¿µÇϸç "Áö¼ÓÀûÀÎ ÅõÀÚ¿Í ÀÏÀÚ¸® âÃâ·Î ±¹°¡ °æÁ¦¸¦ À§ÇØ ¿½ÉÈ÷ ÀÏÇÏ°Ú´Ù"°í ¹àÇû´Ù."Also pardoned by the pro-business Yoon was Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin, who was sentenced to a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence on charges of bribery, also related to Park.Ä£±â¾÷ÀûÀÎ À±¾¾°¡ »ç¸éÇÑ °Íµµ ¹Ú Àü ´ëÅë·É°ú °ü·ÃµÈ ³ú¹°¼ö¼ö ÇøÀǷΠ¡¿ª 2³â 6°³¿ùÀ» ¼±°í¹ÞÀº ½Åµ¿ºó ·Ôµ¥±×·ì ȸÀåÀÌ´Ù.In a statement, Lotte said Shin would also help in "overcoming the complex global crisis."·Ôµ¥´Â ¼º¸í¿¡¼ ½Å ȸÀåÀÌ "º¹ÀâÇÑ ±Û·Î¹ú À§±â¸¦ ±Øº¹ÇÏ´Â µ¥µµ µµ¿òÀÌ µÉ °Í"À̶ó°í Çß´Ù."POLITICAL CRIMES"Á¤Ä¡ ¹üÁË"Park herself was pardoned late last year by her successor, liberal president Moon Jae-in, who struggled to follow through on campaign vows to clean up business and politics.¹Ú ´ëÅë·É ÀÚ½ÅÀº Áö³ÇØ ¸» ±×³àÀÇ ÈÄÀÓÀÚÀÎ ¹® ´ëÅë·É¿¡ ÀÇÇØ »ç¸éµÆ´Ù.A survey conducted last month jointly by four pollsters showed that 77% of respondents favored pardoning the Samsung leader, despite the earlier protests.Áö³ ´Þ ³× ¸íÀÇ ¿©·ÐÁ¶»ç±â°üÀÌ °øµ¿À¸·Î ½Ç½ÃÇÑ Á¶»ç¿¡¼ 77%ÀÇ ÀÀ´äÀÚµéÀÌ ÀÌÀüÀÇ ½ÃÀ§¿¡µµ ºÒ±¸ÇÏ°í »ï¼º ÁöµµÀÚ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ »ç¸é¿¡ Âù¼ºÇÑ °ÍÀ¸·Î ³ªÅ¸³µ´Ù."(That support) is apparently due to the current economic situation, but people also seem to have thought in part that Lee was somewhat in a position where he could not shrug off pressure from the former administration," said Eom Kyeong-young, a political commentator based in Seoul.¾ö°æ¿µ ¼¿ïÁö¿ª Á¤Ä¡Æò·Ð°¡´Â "(±× ÁöÁö´Â) Çö °æÁ¦ »óȲ ¶§¹®ÀÎ °Í °°Áö¸¸, ±¹¹Îµéµµ ºÎºÐÀûÀ¸·Î´Â ÀÌ Àü ´ëÅë·ÉÀÌ Àü Á¤±ÇÀÇ ¾Ð¹ÚÀ» ¾î´À Á¤µµ ¶³Ãij¾ ¼ö ¾ø´Â À§Ä¡¿¡ ÀÖ´Ù°í »ý°¢ÇÑ °Í °°´Ù"°í Çß´Ù.While business groups including the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Korea Enterprises Federation welcomed the pardon for Lee, civil rights groups criticized Yoon's pardons for businessmen.´ëÇÑ»ó°øȸÀÇ¼Ò¿Í Çѱ¹°æ¿µÀÚÃÑÇùȸ µî °æÁ¦´ÜüµéÀº ÀÌ È¸ÀåÀÇ »ç¸éÀ» ȯ¿µÇÏ´Â ¹Ý¸é, ½Ã¹Î´ÜüµéÀº À±ÀÇ ±â¾÷ÀÎ »ç¸éÀ» ºñ³Çß´Ù.
"The Yoon Suk-yeol administration... is ultimately just aiming for a country only for the rich," People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy said in a statement.Âü¿©¿¬´ë´Â ¼º¸íÀ» ³»°í "À±¼®¿ Á¤ºÎ´Â °á±¹ ºÎÀڵ鸸ÀÇ ³ª¶ó¸¦ ¸ñÇ¥·Î ÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù"°í Çß´Ù.Another jailed former president, Lee Myung-bak, had been expected to be pardoned after Yoon raised the possibility in June, but was ultimately not on the list. He was arrested in 2018 and sentenced to 17 years in prison for corruption, embezzlement and bribery.¶Ç ´Ù¸¥ ¼ö°¨ ÁßÀÎ À̸í¹Ú Àü ´ëÅë·ÉÀ» À± ´ëÅë·ÉÀÌ Áö³ 6¿ù »ç¸é °¡´É¼ºÀ» Á¦±âÇÑ ÈÄ »ç¸éµÉ °ÍÀ¸·Î ¿¹»óµÆÁö¸¸ °á±¹ ¸í´Ü¿¡´Â ¾ø¾ú´Ù. ±×´Â 2018³â¿¡ üÆ÷µÇ¾î ºÎÆÐ, Ⱦ·É ¹× ³ú¹° ÇøÀÇ·Î 17³âÇüÀ» ¼±°í ¹Þ¾Ò´Ù.Analysts have long expected decisions on major projects and investments once Lee was reinstated, with company sources saying such decisions should only be made by Lee.ºÐ¼®°¡µéÀº ÀÌ È¸ÀåÀÌ º¹±ÇµÇ¸é ÁÖ¿ä »ç¾÷°ú ÅõÀÚ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °áÁ¤ÀÌ ³»·ÁÁú °ÍÀ¸·Î ¿À·§µ¿¾È ¿¹»óÇØ ¿ÔÀ¸¸ç, ȸ»ç ¼Ò½ÄÅëµéÀº ±×·¯ÇÑ °áÁ¤Àº ÀÌ È¸À常ÀÌ ³»¸± ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù°í Çß´Ù."This removes the employment restriction Lee was technically under," said Park Ju-gun, head of research firm Leaders Index.¹ÚÁÖ°Ç ¸®¼Ä¡¾÷ü ¸®´õ½ºÀ妽º ´ëÇ¥´Â "±â¼úÀûÀ¸·Î À̸í¹ÚÀÌ °¡Á³´ø °í¿ëÁ¦ÇÑÀÌ ÇؼҵƴÙ"°í Çß´Ù."And projects that were being pursued by Samsung, such as major M&A or investments, these could be tied to the pardon."À̾î "»ï¼ºÀÌ ÃßÁøÇÏ°í ÀÖ´ø ´ë±Ô¸ð M&A³ª ÅõÀÚ µîÀÇ »ç¾÷µµ »ç¸é ´ë»ó¿¡ Æ÷Ç﵃ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù"°í µ¡ºÙ¿´´Ù.Even before receiving the presidential pardon, Lee had returned to the limelight, appearing in May with President Yoon and U.S. President Joe Biden when they visited Samsung's Pyeongtaek chip production facilities.ÀÌ ºÎȸÀåÀº »ç¸éÀ» ¹Þ±â ÀüÀÎ Áö³ÇØ 5¿ù À±Àº Á¶ ¹ÙÀÌµç ¹Ì±¹ ´ëÅë·É°ú ÇÔ²² »ï¼ºÀüÀÚ ÆòÅà ¹ÝµµÃ¼ »ý»ê½Ã¼³À» ¹æ¹®ÇßÀ» ¶§µµ ¸ð½ÀÀ» µå·¯³»¸ç ´Ù½Ã ÁÖ¸ñÀ» ¹Þ¾Ò´Ù.He has also visited Europe in June to meet ASML Holding NV (ASML.AS) CEO Peter Wennink, discussing the adoption of key high-end chip equipment. ±×´Â Áö³ 6¿ù¿¡µµ À¯·´À» ¹æ¹®ÇØ ASML Ȧµù NV(ASML.AS) CEO ÇÇÅÍ À¢´×Å©¸¦ ¸¸³ª ÇÙ½É ÇÏÀÌ¿£µå Ĩ Àåºñ äÅÃÀ» ³íÀÇÇÑ ¹Ù ÀÖ´Ù.Last November, Samsung decided on Taylor, Texas as the site of a new $17 billion chip plant. Áö³ 11¿ù »ï¼ºÀº 170¾ï ´Þ·¯ ±Ô¸ðÀÇ »õ·Î¿î ¹ÝµµÃ¼ °øÀå ºÎÁö·Î Åػ罺ÁÖ ÅõÀÚ¸¦ °áÁ¤Çß´Ù.Top Samsung executives have hinted earlier this year at potential upcoming acquisition activity. Samsung Electronics has not conducted a high-profile deal since it completed its purchase of audio electronics maker Harman for $8 billion in 2017.»ï¼º °íÀ§ ÀÓ¿øµéÀº ¿ÃÇØ ÃÊ ÇâÈÄ Àμö È°µ¿ °¡´É¼ºÀ» ½Ã»çÇß´Ù.»ï¼ºÀüÀÚ´Â 2017³â ¿Àµð¿À ÀüÀÚ¾÷ü Çϸ¸À» 80¾ï ´Þ·¯¿¡ ÀμöÇÑ ÀÌÈÄ ¼¼°£ÀÇ À̸ñÀ» ²ô´Â °Å·¡¸¦ ÇÏÁö ¾Ê¾Ò´Ù.Although macroeconomic factors such as a demand downturn may weigh on investment decisions, Samsung has a huge war chest.¼ö¿ä ħü¿Í °°Àº °Å½Ã °æÁ¦Àû ¿äÀÎÀÌ ÅõÀÚ °áÁ¤¿¡ ¿µÇâÀ» ¹ÌÄ¥ ¼ö ÀÖÁö¸¸ »ï¼ºÀº °Å´ëÇÑ ÀüÀï »óÀÚ¸¦ °¡Áö°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.Samsung Electronics' cash balance increased slightly to 125 trillion won ($95.13 billion) as of end-June, from 111 trillion a year earlier.»ï¼ºÀüÀÚÀÇ Çö±Ý¼öÁö´Â 6¿ù ¸» ÇöÀç 125Á¶¿øÀ¸·Î 1³â ÀüÀÇ 111Á¶¿ø¿¡¼ ¼ÒÆø Áõ°¡Çß´Ù.While experts say Lee could now more freely participate in management, his legal woes persist due to an ongoing trial where he faces the risk of returning to jail if found guilty of charges of fraud and stock manipulation.Àü¹®°¡µéÀº ÀÌ È¸ÀåÀÌ ÀÌÁ¦ ´õ ÀÚÀ¯·Ó°Ô °æ¿µ¿¡ Âü¿©ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖÀ» °ÍÀ̶ó°í ¸»ÇÏÁö¸¸, »ç±â ¹× ÁÖ°¡ Á¶ÀÛ ÇøÀÇ·Î À¯ÁË ÆÇ°áÀ» ¹ÞÀ¸¸é °¨¿ÁÀ¸·Î µ¹¾Æ°¥ À§Çè¿¡ Á÷¸éÇØ ÀÖ´Â ÇöÀç ÁøÇà ÁßÀÎ ÀçÆÇ ¶§¹®¿¡ ±×ÀÇ ¹ýÀû ¹®Á¦´Â °è¼ÓµÇ°í ÀÖ´Ù.Shares in Samsung Electronics closed up 0.5% versus benchmark KOSPI's (.KS11) 0.2% rise. Lotte Corp (004990.KS) shares were down 0.6%.»ï¼ºÀüÀÚ ÁÖ°¡´Â ÄÚ½ºÇÇ(.KS11) 0.2% »ó½Â¿¡ ºñÇØ 0.5% »ó½ÂÇß´Ù.·Ôµ¥¹°»ê(004990.KS) ÁÖ°¡´Â 0.6% Ç϶ôÇß´Ù.
[reuters] https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skoreas-yoon-pardons-samsung-leader-jay-y-lee-2022-08-12/
¼ÒÀ½ÀÌ ½ÉÇؼ ȯdz±â¸¦ Àå½ÄÇ°À¸·Î ¾²½Ã´Â ºÐ
ÀÌ¿ë¾à°ü - °³ÀÎÁ¤º¸Ãë±Þ¹æħ
¼ÒÀ½ ¾øÀÌ ½Ç³»¸¦ ÄèÀûÇÏ°Ô ¸¸µå´Â ȯdz±â·Î º¯½ÅÇÏ´Â ¸¶¼ú
°Ô½Ã¹° »èÁ¦¿äû¹æ¹ý
Copyright(c) www.nongak.net
tapng97@hanmail.net
¿¬¶ôó : 010-4696-7177