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Hanwha chairman Kim Seung-youn — assault & breach: suspended + pardon
Kim Seung-youn (Hanwha Group)·Chaebol family·Seoul High Court / Supreme Court · 2008
Harm
~₩90 billion (breach) + assault
Sentence
Suspended sentence
Court
Seoul High Court / Supreme Court
Guideline
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Case summary
Hanwha chairman Kim Seung-youn personally attacked workers who had injured his son in 2007, and was separately convicted of breach of trust totaling roughly ₩90 billion. Trial outcomes were either suspended or shortened on appeal; he received a presidential pardon in 2008 (Lunar New Year amnesty).
Disparity flags
Lenient toward elite
Below guideline
Presidential pardon
Economic-contribution doctrine
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