SEOUL - Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong has re-emerged in public a week after his release on parole, only to attend a trial over alleged fraud and stock manipulation.

       The irony is not lost on his critics, who continue to protest his controversial release and question why the country is being so lenient with him.

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