Timeline of Allegations of Unfair Merger by Chairman Lee Jae-yong
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[Financial News] <Timeline of Allegations of Unfair Merger by Chairman Lee Jae-yong>
▲July 19, 2018, Investigation initiated by the prosecution following a report by People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
▲September 1, 2020, Prosecution indicts Lee Jae-yong and 11 others without detention
▲November 17, 2023, Prosecution seeks a 5-year prison sentence for Chairman Lee Jae-yong
▲February 5, 2024, First trial, Chairman Lee Jae-yong acquitted. Prosecution appeals thereafter
▲November 25, 2024, Prosecution seeks a 5-year prison sentence for Chairman Lee Jae-yong in the second trial
▲February 3, 2025, Second trial court acquits Chairman Lee Jae-yong. Prosecution appeals to the Supreme Court thereafter.
▲July 17, 2025, Supreme Court acquits Chairman Lee Jae-yong.
jjw@fnnews.com Jeong Ji-woo Reporter