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Lee Jae-Yong known as a South Korean heir tycoon and also the now president of the Samsung group has been found guilty by a court of the capital of your country, for illegally consuming Propofol an anesthetic that is prohibited by the national narcotics control law.
Lee pleaded guilty to the charges and the punishment carries a fine of $ 53, 000 dollars, in addition to the seizure of about $ 14, 570 million dollars he owned.
Lee, was accused of consuming the painkiller for non-medical purposes, at an aesthetic clinic in Seoul between 2015 and the 2020, in more than 40 occasions.
His lawyers maintain the defense that consumption of this narcotic is to treat the “psychological stress” that caused the hospitalization of his father and the judicial process he is currently facing.
The businessman is not the first to be accused for this reason in the country, but also this is not the first time that the billionaire heir is appointed by the justice of his country. In 2017, He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for corruption cases, in which senior government officials were involved.
Then in the middle of this year he was sentenced to 2 years and six months in prison for embezzlement and bribery. However, he was pardoned by the government.
Propofol is an action sedative short that is administered intravenously and depending on the dose can act as a sedative or as a general anesthetic causing a state of unconsciousness. South Koreans have popularized the recreational use of this narcotic.
Laws regarding drug use in South Korea are super strict and the penalties are severe. South Koreans are even prohibited from using drugs outside their country.
Lee Jae -Yong, of 40 years, is the only son of the Samsung dynasty, one of the heirs most important Lee Kun-hee , who passed away on 25 October 2020 just one year ago.
Lee Kun-hee was the richest man in all of South Korea . Only for inheritance taxes his heirs had to pay $ 10, 790 millions of dollars to access the fortune. This amount is considered the largest paid for these rights in the Asian country.
At the time of the death of the founder of Samsung Electronics, in 2020, it was estimated that he possessed a fortune greater than the 17, 000 millions of dollars, amount of which a 80% are shareholdings. Samsung explained in a statement that it talked about inheritance.
Samsung is the largest manufacturer number of telephones in the world, but also the successful family business operates in the field of building boats, houses, hotels, hospitals, life insurance, golf courses and even theme parks.
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