Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong (2nd L) leaves after receiving his verdict on the controversial 2015 merger case, at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Feb 5, 2024. A South Korean court acquitted Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong on Feb 5, of a raft of crimes linked to a controversial 2015 merger, the Yonhap news agency reported. - (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)