417회 이재용 삼성전자 부회장 가석방 허가 / 정경심 동양대 교수 2심도 징역 4년

<p>진행자: 고준태, Brolley Genster</p><p><strong>1. Samsung’s Lee to walk free from jail on Friday</strong></p><p>요약: 이재용 삼성전자 부회장이 국정농단 사건 파기 환송심에서 징역 2년 6개월을 선고받고 재수감된 지 207일 만에 오는 13일 가석방으로 풀려난다.</p><p>[1] The Ministry of Justice on Monday decided to parole Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who is in prison for bribery. He will walk free from the Seoul Detention Center in a southern suburb of Seoul at 10 a.m. on Friday, about 11 months before the end of his sentence.</p><p><strong>*parole: 가석방</strong></p><p><strong>*suburb: 근교, 교외</strong></p><p>[2] The de facto chief of Samsung Group is among over 800 prisoners to be released the same day as part of South Korea’s long tradition of clemency for Liberation Day, which falls on Aug. 15.</p><p><strong>*de facto: 사실의 (표준이나 법에 관련이 없을 때)</strong></p><p><strong>*clemency: 관용, 온정적인 조치</strong></p><p>[3] “The committee decided to grant parole to Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, considering the current conditions in the global business environment,” Justice Minister Park Beom-kye said in a press conference, which was streamed live online. “The committee also said to have considered various factors including public sentiment and his conduct in prison,” he said, adding he has also given his endorsement on Lee’s release.</p><p><strong>*grant: 부여, 허가, 양여</strong></p><p><strong>*sentiment: 의견, 정서, 감상</strong></p><p><strong>*endorsement: 옹호, 지지</strong></p><p>[4] The ministry didn’t mention whether Lee would be given a special exemption that would enable him to formally return to the management of Samsung Electronics. Under current laws, anyone convicted of crimes such as embezzlement are not allowed to work there for five years following the completion of the sentence.</p><p><strong>*exemption: 면제, 공제, 예외</strong></p><p><strong>*embezzlement: 도용, 착복</strong></p><p><br></p><p>기사 원문: <a href="http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210809000891" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210809000891</a>&nbsp;</p><p>