Hundreds of rowdy, diehard supporters of ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye rallied on Friday outside a court demanding the acquittal of Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee, as his fate in a bribery was about to be announced inside.
SEOUL: Hundreds of rowdy, diehard supporters of ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye rallied on Friday outside a court demanding the acquittal of Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee, as his fate in a bribery was about to be announced inside.
Park was forced from office in disgrace in March but the unwavering belief in her innocence has driven many of her supporters, mostly older women and men, to turn out for Lee, whose conviction, they believe, would almost certainly mean a guilty verdict for Park in her trial.
„The trials of former President Park Geun-hye and Samsung Jay Y. Lee go hand in hand, “ said Son Tong-sok, 63, who heads a conservative group, holding a Korean flag.
Park became the first democratically elected leader to be removed from office over charges that she colluded with her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to take bribes from conglomerates including Samsung.
Lee, the 49-year-old heir to one of the world’s biggest corporate empires, has been in detention since February, facing trial on charges that he bribed Park.
The court is set to begin ruling on Lee’s case at 0530 GMT.
