Samsung’s Jay Lee on trial in Seoul in August.
Chung Sung-Jun / Getty ImagesThe Samsung vice chairman convicted of corruption will today begin an appeal against his five-year prison sentence.
49-year-old Jay Y Lee, heir to the family that owns the giant Samsung conglomerate, was found guilty last month of bribing South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye for help in increasing his power over the company.
Lee has replaced his attorney for the appeal, which begins with a hearing today that organises witnesses and evidence. The appeal trial is set to begin in mid-October.
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The scandal has seen a number of Samsung and South Korean government figures face corruption charges.
