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A South Korean appeals court will rule on Monday on Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee's conviction and jail term for corruption in a case that led to the ouster of the nation's president last year.
Seoul High Court is due to decide the fate of the 49-year-old Samsung Electronics vice chairman Kelechi Osemele Raiders Jersey , who has been detained for a year on charges arising from a scandal that shone a light on cozy ties between family-run conglomerates and political powers, as well as bringing down President Park Geun-hye.
It is a scandal South Korea would like to put behind it days before it hosts the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
A lower court in August convicted Lee and jailed him for five years for bribing Park for help in strengthening his control of Samsung Electronics, the crown jewel of the country's largest conglomerate and one of the world's biggest technology companies, as well as embezzlement and other charges.
The court said Samsung's financial support for entities backed by a friend of Park's, Choi Soon-sil, constituted bribery, including 7.2 billion won ($6.4 million) to sponsor the equestrian career of Choi's daughter.
In return for the contributions, prosecutors say, Samsung sought government support for a controversial 2015 merger of two of its affiliates, which helped Lee tighten his control of the conglomerate. Lee's lawyers had argued that the merger was carried out on merit but the lower court did not accept that.
If the appeals court sentences Lee to a jail term longer than three years, his detention will continue as he awaits a final appeal to the Supreme Court, legal experts said.
The appeals court could decide on a jail term of less than three years, or it could award a suspended sentence, which would mean Lee could go free for the first time since he was detained last February.
The court could also overrule the conviction and declare Lee innocent on all charges, but the legal experts see the chances of that happening as slim.
""If nothing else, Samsung money was used to sponsor the equestrian career,"" said Son Soo-ho, a lawyer.
Whatever the decision, the case is expected to go to the Supreme Court, as prosecutors in December called for a 12-year jail term after Lee appealed.
The third-generation de facto head of the Samsung Group, Lee has effectively directed large-scale operations at Samsung Electronics since his father, Lee Kun-hee, was incapacitated by a heart attack in 2014, such as the $8 billion acquisition of auto electronics maker Harman in early 2017.
Faced with investor worries about a leadership vacuum with Lee in detention, Samsung Electronics appointed a new generation of top managers at its three main businesses, including semiconductors, in October.
Former President Park, who denies wrongdoing, is standing trial accused of bribery, abuse of power and coercion, having been forced to step down in March after parliament voted to impeach her at the end of 2016.
She has been held in detention since March.
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By BETTY L. MARTIN
HOUSTON， March 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump administration's plans to lift government regulations and environmental protections on fossil fuel was good for the economy， two U.S. senators said here.
Senior U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski， chair of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee， said last Friday， March 10， at the end of IHS CERA week that they were looking forward for less restrictive policies that would allow greater oil exploration， production and delivery systems， including approval of controversial pipelines.
""We're going to roll back some of what I see as an overreach by the previous (President Barrack Obama's) administration，"" Cornyn said， citing Trump's lifting of a crude oil ban on and proposed changes in fuel standards. ""It's nice to have an administration that actually believes in the energy industry.""
""We're planning how we access our federal lands， with more available for (harvesting) resources，"" Murkowski said.
A Friday panel was composed of energy company and agency heads from countries who signed， along with the United States， the Paris Agreement last year， a commitment to reduce carbon emissions over a period of time to aid in combating global warming -- an agreement from which Trump has vowed to withdraw -- say there is enough support from remaining signatories to ensure its success.
""We managed to sign an agreement. It was historical. Big difference was not just a political agenda， but from countries with cities where 80 percent of the emissions occur，"" said Ignacio Galan， chairman and chief executive officer of Iberdrole.
""I've been attending (environmental) meetings and I've seen companies where they have already pushed the politicians to move in the direction to lessen climate change. The U.S. is no different than the world，"" he added.
He cited the United States' billions of dollars in investments in clean energy， along with China's.
""Their companies want more sustainable， cleaner， better conditions than we have been getting，"" Galan said. ""In India， economics make a lot of coal-powered plants， but today， they are looking at cleaner energy， which is also cheaper.""
Iberdrole is the second largest provider of windmill grids in the United States， Galan said， saying that the company has invested 4 billion U.S. dollars on non-fossil-based energy in the past four years.
Carlos Pascual， senior vice president and chair of IHS Markit said that while oil prices go up and down and electricity is dependent on resources， use of digitalization is creating more efficient energy for emerging companies in Africa， Southeast Asia.
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