SEOUL, Oct 12 — Samsung conglomerate leader Jay Y. Lee is set to stand trial on Tuesday charged with the unlawful use of a controlled substance, as legal woes continue to haunt the executive even after his release on parole in August following a bribery conviction.
But Lee is having to refocus on his legal troubles, with the Seoul Central District Court scheduled to hold its first hearing of a case in which Lee is suspected of receiving propofol — a sedative used in anaesthesia — outside of medical purposes at a clinic in Seoul. Lee’s counsel has said his use was hospital treatment and not unlawful. Clinic staff, who are being tried separately, have denied wrongdoing.
Lee was convicted in January of bribery and embezzlement and sentenced to 30 months in jail — including a year served before his sentencing. He was parolled in August, with the presidential office calling for public understanding, citing hope that he will help the country produce “semiconductors and vaccines”.
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