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The vice chairman and heir of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-Yong, who was accused for corruption and behind bars for some weeks now, finally got his trial date. He was arrested on multiple charges which includes bribery, embezzlement and corruption, and the date for his trial is now set for March 9.

The prosecutor Park Young-Soo announced in a report that they are preparing hard for the trial, as it may be the trial of the century and everyone could be watching it. The charges against Lee also brings an order to win the government’s backing for a merger between two of Samsung’s affiliates.

It is way too soon to predict how the trial might go, but what we know is that it would not last long. Overall, it is expected that the trial should be finished in three months.