The prosecution has appealed to the Supreme Court regarding the case of the illegal merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries, which was found not guilty in both the first and second trials for Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics.

A South Korean appeals court has upheld a ruling that acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial criminal charges over a contentious merger between Samsung affiliates that cemented his grip over the biggest South Korean company.

South Korean court acquits Samsung CEO of charges related to merger of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T - Anadolu Ajansı

An appellate court on Monday upheld the acquittal of Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong in accounting fraud and other irregularities related to the controversial merger of two

Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong was cleared again Monday of a raft of charges linked to a controversial 2015 merger which prosecutors claimed was designed to seal his control of

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean prosecutors will appeal to the Supreme Court after an appeals court found Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee not guilty on all charges stemming from a 2015 merger, prosecutors said.

South Korean prosecutors will appeal to the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee not guilty of charges related to a 2015 merger. The Seoul High Court upheld a lower court's decision that dismissed all charges against Lee regarding an $8 billion merger between two Samsung affiliates.