Chapter 43: Caught off guard

It is reported that in the morning investigation, the Ministry of Justice Special Investigation Department II, searched the Chengzhi Garden, where Li Bingzhe, the founder of the Samsung Group, lived, and found a large number of secret documents from it, according to the relevant unnamed prosecutors, the above documents recorded from 1957 to the present 50 years, the Samsung Group through illegal bribery corrupted the list of officials, conservatively estimated that the number of officials involved in the case is as high as more than 3,000 people, and the amount of funds is as high as more than 5 billion US dollars. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info" - South Korea JoongAng Ilbo.

"At 11 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Lee Kun-hee, the current chairman of Samsung Group, was taken away by the staff of the Central Supervision Department of the Ministry of Justice in his group headquarters, and a number of Samsung executives were involved, including eight vice presidents and chief officers of the group, as well as almost all the heads of its subsidiaries, and the stock price of Samsung Group on the cusp plummeted, according to authoritative sources, if the Samsung management can not clear their suspicion of bribery and tax evasion in the short term, then the stock price of Samsung Group will collapse. β€”South Korea Unification Daily.

For a time, the news that Lee Kun-hee was directly taken away by the prosecutor filled the entire South Korean society, and people from all walks of life paid attention to it, and even rumors that the South Korean government was ready to take action against the consortium at one time, and the purge of Samsung was only the first step.

This move is tantamount to provoking a direct conflict between the consortium and the government, so that Samsung Group can get out smoothly.

It's just that this time there are not too many people willing to sell help, even if the consortium that has a good relationship with Samsung Group on weekdays, they don't dare to rush into the game, after all, Li Jianxi is too hasty and too strange this time, coupled with the turmoil in the capital market, everyone is in big trouble for a while.

Although the U.S. consortium and the local South Korean consortium have worked together to short the stock and securities markets of Samsung Group and its subsidiaries, Samsung Group accounts for more than a quarter of South Korea's economy, and if such a giant company has a big problem, it will not only affect itself.

"What? The stock market is falling across the board? It's about to hit the bottom? I know, I'll report it to the Blue House immediately!" The person in charge of the economic department and the securities and stock department quickly got the first-hand information.

After understanding the situation clearly, senior officials of several departments reported to the Blue House at the same time, and at the same time asked the Ministry of Justice why they directly approved the arrest of Lee Kun-hee himself in public, because it would cast a shadow on the development of the entire South Korean economy, after all, the actions against Samsung Group would incidentally cause huge losses to the entire South Korean economic circle.

Kim Kyung-han is already determined to go to the end at this time, and besides, he has no room to turn back, if he dares to let go halfway, I am afraid that he will be ousted from power in an instant and end up exactly the same as Lee Kun-hee.

"Tell them that the Ministry of Justice is acting in accordance with the laws of the country, and will not let go of any bad person, nor will it wronged any innocent person, and if it is proved that Lee Kun-hee himself is innocent, we will clarify all this as soon as possible. ”

If the explanation had been useful, the country would not have suffered a huge loss of more than 1.6 trillion won at that moment. The person in charge of the economic department almost scratched off his small hair, and roared, "I will sue you severely to the Blue House! Don't try to push this mess to our economic department!"

"Whatever, but there is a problem with economic development, it is not the responsibility of our legal department, but the result of your own connivance with the Samsung Group before, and now that the incident has happened, none of you can escape!" Jin Qinghan didn't even need to think about it, he knew that these people who were so loud and stubborn had received a lot of benefits from the Samsung Group.

In fact, he himself is the same, but now that he has already gone ashore, instead of sitting on a wrecked ship that is doomed to sink, it is better to sell himself for a good price, after all, the position of the head of the legal department alone can bring him millions of dollars in private income every year, and no one will give up easily.

I wanted to take the opportunity to put pressure on the Ministry of Justice and relieve the pressure on the Samsung Group, but I saw Kim Kyung-han fighting hard-line, but I was stunned, and said on the phone with an iodine face, "Minister Kim ~ You have to think about the overall situation of our country, Samsung Group not only represents itself, it has more than 200,000 employees around the world, and its annual turnover is as high as one or two hundred billion US dollars, which is the economic business card of our entire South Korea, if it rashly goes into chaos, how will the international community view us?"

Someone came up and said anxiously, "Minister Jin, for the sake of Mr. Li's kindness to you in the past, let's be accommodating once, the executives of the Samsung Group can be arrested, and even his son and his wife can be arrested according to the law, but Mr. Li himself is already going to sit in the Samsung headquarters to stabilize people's hearts." ”

Kim Kyung-han decisively refused, "No, Lee Kun-hee is the biggest target of this operation, we have sufficient evidence to accuse him of being the leader in a series of previous violations, and my move has been supported by the majority of the parliament, and now even the president cannot pardon him." ”

At the end, Kim Kyung-han said intentionally or unintentionally, "By the way, I heard that the parliament is now holding closed-door emergency consultations, and maybe the president will fall in the next moment." ”

"Ah?!" The Samsung allies, who had planned to go to the president to dismiss the Minister of Justice if they couldn't get him, panicked.

If it was just a raid by the Ministry of Justice, they weren't too worried, after all, the world spoke with their fists after all, not to mention that the Ministry of Justice perfectly carried out a raid and arrested Lee Kun-hee himself.

But so what? President Roh Moo-hyun, who is now on stage with the support of the Samsung faction, will be able to remove Kim Kyung-han from his post before the Ministry of Justice launches a final investigation and issues a conclusion.

When he is replaced by a minister of his own, it can completely clear Lee Kun-hee's suspicion of bribery and tax evasion over the years, and at the worst can protect the safety of the entire Samsung Group.

But now, President Roh Moo-hyun is being questioned by members of the parliament, and he can't even take time to understand the development of the situation, and even if it is not good, his own position cannot be preserved, and when he loses the position of president, Roh Moo-hyun's role will be almost gone, and when he can't even keep himself, what can he do to pardon Lee Kun-hee?

The Samsung faction, which has hit a wall everywhere, can't think of any good way to alleviate the impact of the situation, when the principal Li Kunxi was arrested, his wife Luo Hongxi, son Lee Jae-yong, daughter Li Fuzhen, and even all the heads of the subsidiaries and all the vice presidents of the group headquarters were arrested, these people who were originally outside the core circle of Samsung had no idea in an instant.

The Samsung Group, which accounts for more than 25% of South Korea's total economy, is certainly very powerful, but this strength is only strong when Lee Kun-hee controls it, is executed by the group's executives who have inside the story, and is corrupted and co-opted by the parliamentarians and senior officials.

The Samsung Group, which was successfully raided, was almost stunned by this series of blows, and in addition lost the head of the entire group, the command could not keep up with the pace at all, so that it fell into a vicious circle of falling behind and being beaten step by step.

"I am Quan Wuxu, a lawyer at Kim & Chang Law Firm, and I am now asking to see my client immediately. ”

"I am Barrister Lee Eun-mo, and on behalf of my client, Mr. Lee Kun-hee, I would like to lodge a solemn protest with your Ministry of Justice, the Supervision Office, that you have illegally detained my client and restricted his personal freedom, and I file a complaint under Article XX of South Korean law, and I have the right to see my client and ensure his absolute safety and freedom!"

In the office hall of the Central Investigation Headquarters of the Ministry of Justice, there were many well-dressed men in suits, all of whom looked very powerful, and they didn't seem to have any intention of taking the Ministry of Justice in their eyes, and they reprimanded them at every turn.

But the staff of the legal department had to politely explain to them, after all, who didn't know that the barristers of the two best law firms in South Korea were here, and they were like wolf dogs tracking down by Shi, opening their bloody mouths and wanting to eat people.

Wen Chengyu, who is the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, also stood in the queue of lawyers and lashed out at the person in charge of the Central Investigation Headquarters, "What are you going to do! Bastard! These are the best lawyers at home and abroad, they are well versed in the laws of every country, if you dare to stop their demands, then I have the right to immediately dismiss you from your post in accordance with the law!"

After all, although the evidence is ready-made, they are also worried about long nights and dreams, after all, the legal department has dealt with rich people too many times over the years, and knows that once the money reaches the point of Lee Kun-hee, then it must be treated carefully, and any mistake will lead to the loss of previous efforts.

After all, Li Kunxi's money is as rich as the country, once he eases up, he can completely ignore the strong pressure of the legal department, and directly use the shadows buried in the legal department, or warn, or bribe those group executives, as long as he has money and power, he can completely find countless substitutes for the dead, so as to let Li Kunxi himself get out.

Once it reaches that point, this plan can be regarded as a complete failure, after all, once Lee Kun-hee is relieved, this is a tug-of-war that lasts for several years or even more than ten years, and even when Lee Kun-hee dies, it is unlikely that there will be a follow-up.

It is precisely because he knew this situation and in order to avoid the worst outcome, so after killing Lee Kun-hee and the Samsung management, Kim Kyung-han personally sat in the command room of the Central Investigation Headquarters of the Ministry of Justice, remotely controlled Lin Caizhen and several other cronies, and launched a surprise interrogation.

After all, it is a bribery case and tax evasion case involving tens of billions of funds, even if the laws in South Korea are relatively relaxed, but once these people are put on the blame, then it will be evenly distributed to everyone, and it will almost end in prison to death.

"I said who it was, it turned out that Deputy Minister Wen was here with so many barristers, and this kind of grand scene is rare. Kim Kyung-han, who heard the news, immediately went out and faced the pressure of these people.

Wen Chengyu didn't care about the difference in status between the two sides at this time, and walked directly to the front and said strongly, "Minister Kim, what do you mean by this, without any notice to me, rashly arresting the richest man in the country, this is an illegal act, and now I ask you to immediately and unconditionally release Mr. Li Kunxi and take all responsibility for it!"

"Yes, as the head of the legal department, I believe that I am far more familiar with the situation here than you, and it is not your turn to blame me for doing things. Of course, Kim Kyung-han knew that his actions violated the rules, but that was an unspoken rule, not a clause explicitly stipulated in the national law, and besides, with the joint support of SK Group and LG Group, as well as the Xijie Consortium, the American Consortium and Huaguo Orange Technology, even if he violated the law, what could he do, and now Samsung Group's Lee Kun-hee is under control.

The president, who is also being questioned in parliament, believes that with the help of so much crucial evidence, Roh Moo-hyun will be immediately removed from the presidency, and what awaits him will be a long prison sentence of more than ten years, in other words, the only person who can legally remove him from office has been solved.

Now he is an invincible existence!

As the most famous barrister in South Korea, Lee Eun-mo stepped forward and said with a smile, "Minister Kim, according to the laws of the country, we, as the lawyer hired by Mr. Lee Kun-hee, have the right to provide him with judicial assistance to ensure that this investigation is open, transparent and legal, and I believe this, you will not refuse, right?"

Jin Qinghan nodded and said with a smile, "Of course, our legal department is the law enforcement department, and it is also the department that respects the law the most!"

Hearing him say this, Wen Chengyu was overjoyed in his heart, and was about to take a step forward, but was directly blocked by the people from the legal department, and he roared angrily, "What are you doing!"

Li Enmao's face also changed, "Minister Kim, what do you mean by this, do you want to stop us from fulfilling our duties?"

Jin Qinghan shook his head, "Of course not, I said earlier, I myself respect the law, but you keep saying that you were hired by Mr. Lee Kun-hee himself, so it's good, please show your legal authorization!"

At this moment, almost all the lawyers present changed their faces, and Li Enmao almost greeted Jin Qinghan's elders and women directly with a blushing face.

Because Lee Kun-hee has been locked up, and the standing lawyer group of Samsung Group does not have a legal aid permit authorized by his direct signature.

If it weren't for the suddenness of the incident, Lee Kun-hee could even use his wealth to form a legal advisory team composed of the best lawyers in the world, and it would be no problem to fight a lawsuit with the legal department for more than ten years.

But now, the situation has changed, that is, Lee Kun-hee himself was arrested by a raid, and he didn't have any time to arrange the back-up, and the more troublesome thing was behind, that is, all the people who could exist as Li Kunxi's family were all involved in the case, and all of them were caught in the net, where can these people go to find a lawyer who can take the authorization document to bail them out?

Kim Kyung-han very much hopes that this situation will continue, because the national law stipulates that in the absence of all the clients and their families, the Ministry of Justice has the obligation and responsibility to arrange justice aid lawyers for them, and which of these people is not their own.