Commentary South Korean President Moon Jae-in will let Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong out of prison on Aug. 13. Lee’s case is the highest profile element of what seems to be a grab for the commanding heights of the South Korean economy by the country’s leftist government. The power struggle has implications far beyond the peninsula, and could compromise the United States’ position in the region, and Washington’s plans for a global “clean tech” alliance to counter Huawei. Lee is effectively Samsung’s boss and his family has a controlling interest in the company. He has been in and out—and in and out—of prison since he was first sentenced to five-years in August 2017 in part for allegedly bribing former President Park Geun-hye. In February 2018, that sentence was suspended and then shortened. In January 2021 he was re-imprisoned. Now he is due to be released again. Samsung is more than …
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