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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Supreme Court Upholds Not-Guilty Ruling for Samsung Chairman
Caption: Supreme Court Upholds Not-Guilty Ruling for Samsung Chairman. South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a not-guilty verdict for Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee, clearing him of stock manipulation and accounting fraud tied to an $8 billion merger in 2015. The decision affirms two earlier rulings and brings a long legal saga to an end—just as Samsung races to compete in the booming AI chip market. The case focused on the merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries, which prosecutors argued was engineered to secure Lee's control over the company. Courts disagreed, and Thursday's final ruling confirms the deal was legal. Samsung's legal team said they were "sincerely grateful," calling the verdict a full vindication. While the ruling was widely expected, it comes at a key moment for Lee, whose leadership had been under scrutiny. With legal troubles behind him, he can now focus on steering Samsung through fierce global tech competition. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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