I-Samsung iye yabhekana nesikhathi esinzima kakhulu muva nje. Ekuqaleni kwadingeka abhekane nezinkinga eziphathelene Galaxy Inothi 7, ukuze kube noshintsho kwadingeka abhekane nencwadi egunyaza ukuboshwa kukasekela mongameli wesidlakela saseNingizimu Korea. Konke ukuboshwa kwephini likasihlalo wakwaSamsung, okungukuthi uMnu Lee Jae-yong, kusekelwe ezinsolweni zokugwazisa. Ngokusho kwecala lokuqala, wayenecala lokufumbathisa okukhulu okwafinyelela emngceleni wemiqhele eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1, imiqhele eyizigidi ezingu-926 ngokunembile. Wazama ukufumbathisa isifuba sikaMongameli waseNingizimu Korea u-Park Geun-hye ukuze nje athole amabhonasi.
Manje, nokho, i-Samsung ibonakala ilawula zonke izinkinga. Namuhla, inkampani imemezele uchungechunge lwezinyathelo ezizokwenza isibopho sayo senhlangano yezenhlalo kanye neminikelo yezezimali ibonakale kakhudlwana. Ngokombiko omusha, izimenenja ezimbili eziphezulu zenkampani sezithathe isinqumo sokuthi zifake izincwadi zokwesula, ngaleyo ndlela zibhekane necala lenkohlakalo.
Akuyena kuphela iphini likasihlalo weSamsung Group, uChoi Gee-sung, kodwa nomengameli uChang Choong-gi ufake incwadi yokwesula. Bobabili bahlonzwe njengabasolwa abaqavile, okusekelwe kumshushisi okhethekile.
