The legally, in difficulties, the Chairman of the South Korean airline Korean Air, Cho Yang-Ho, is dead. Against the aviation Manager was last determined, among other things, because of corruption.
Cho Yang Ho was asleep to the effects of a pulmonary disease in a clinic in Los Angeles “peacefully”, said Korean Air (KAL). He was 70 years old. Against Cho, a procedure, allegations of infidelity and illegal business activities. He should hit 20 billion Won (16 million euros) and the orders of the Related controlled companies.
After a series of scandals involving his family and a growing loss of confidence among the shareholders in his leadership, he lost at the end of last month from his Post in the Board of Directors of KAL. He, however, remained head of the largest South Korean airline.
The company-the Patriarch stood at the head of the large group and KAL-parent company Hanjin Group and controlled 30 percent of the shares of Korean Air. So far, no successor had been appointed, a spokeswoman said. Already in the year 2000, Cho was convicted of tax fraud to four years in prison. He could escape, however, with the help of lawyers of the sentence.
Brats
Cho’s family came in the past few years, a number of times in the negative headlines. Among other things, was under investigation for suspicion, to have luxury items into the country are smuggled. For a big scandal Chos had taken care of the oldest daughter, Cho Hyun-Ah, when she was about five years ago in a plane from Korean Air on the way, like a bag of nuts was served up in anger.
Suspended sentence for Cho Hyun-Ah
As a result of the dispute with the airline staff to the aircraft from the runway was pulled at an airport in New York back to the Gate. Cho was sentenced in February of 2015, because of a threat to aviation security, to imprisonment for a period of one year. In an appeal process, they later received a suspended sentence.
Also her sister, Korean Air Vice-President Cho Hyun-Min, had problems with the police. She had thrown last year at a business meeting a water Cup to the representative of an advertising Agency.
The mother is targeted by the investigators
Lee Myung Hee, the mother of the two sisters clashed also with the system of justice. The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported last year that Lee Myung-Hee narrowly escaped the detention. After 13 hours of interrogation, the Prosecutor wanted to arrest you. But the judge had a Look, the 69-Year-old was not obliged to leave the country.
Protest against Korean-Air-Lines-in-chief Cho Yang Ho and his daughter Cho Hyun-Min Cho Hyun-Ah (in may in Seoul)
You should have tortured employees and failed, even with a garden scissors. Private you have busy Philippinas, they illegally allowed into the country. In a further process of the customs found in a house search 2.5 tonnes of luxury goods, who is said to have smuggled the whole family as the alleged aircraft spare parts to Korea.
Airline is successful
The Airline paid tribute to Cho officially as a “pioneer of aviation”. Under his leadership, the company serves 124 cities and 44 countries had become a “global Power” in the industry. Cho was temporarily Chairman of the organizing Committee for the Olympic winter games 2018 in Pyeongchang.
cgn/sti (afpe, ap, dpa, rtre, sueddeutsche.de)