Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is to be released from jail later this week to a probationary status. 

A Justice Ministry committee on Wednesday decided that those who will be freed on parole ahead of Liberation Day will be placed on probation as is the custom. 

Only those with serious health conditions or foreign nationals ordered to leave the country have been exempted from probation so far when paroled. 

Accordingly, Lee will be required to report to authorities should he embark upon overseas travel that lasts over a month. 

The 53-year-old has been serving a two and a half year sentence for a bribery case involving former President Park Geun-hye, who is also behind bars.  

On Monday, the ministry announced a list of 810 people, including the Samsung heir, who qualified for parole ahead of Liberation Day, which falls on Sunday.