The justice ministry has argued that the ruling misinterpreted the conditions for jurisdiction recognition under the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement and therefore constitutes reasonable grounds for cancelling the decision. The merger, seen as aimed at tightening then Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong's control over the family-controlled group, had been the centre of a massive influence-peddling scandal that led to the ouster of former President Park Geun-hye and Lee's imprisonment, the report mentioned. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra New 'Dark' Variant Teased, Launch Expected Soon; Check Details.