An appeal court in South Korea suspended the sentence of Samsung Group's successor Li Young Young and released him. On Monday, the court gave the verdict.
One year ago, the world's largest smartphone and chip maker Samsung Group Vice Chairman Lee was arrested for corruption.
An AFP report, the payment of bribes and embezzlement of funds for the leak was sentenced to five years in August, a lower court in Korea.
In February, a complaint was lodged against Lie on charges of accepting bribe, money laundering and money laundering. As part of the investigation, on February 17, Samsung's successor, 49, was arrested.
On Monday, the sentence of appeal division Lee Young Young was reduced to two-and-a-half-year suspension. If he committed a similar crime at the time, he would be sentenced to four years in prison.
Samsung Electronics Vice President Lee accused the government in exchange for some of the advantages of being a close friend of President Park giuna Choi Sun-SEAL-profit company 3 million to 63 million dollars (43 billion won) bribed. Because of this scandal, the parliament voted in favor of impeaching the park