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Samsung boss gets presidential pardon: S Korea justice minister
"The pardon was given so that Lee -- and other similarly pardoned high-level executives -- could "lead the country's continuous growth engine through active investment in technology and job creation."
Lee Jae-Yong (C), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives for questioning at the office of a special prosecutor investigating a corruption scandal in Seoul on February 22, 2017. AFP photo
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
The heir and de facto leader of Samsung group received a presidential pardon Friday, the latest example of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on