Seoul — Samsung Electronics board chair Lee Sang-hoon was sentenced to 18 months in jail on Tuesday for sabotaging legitimate union activities, a South Korean court said.

Lee and about 25 other defendants were charged with sabotaging union activities by subcontracted workers at Samsung’s repair unit, Samsung Electronics Service...

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