Former South Korean President is imprisoned for 15 years on corruption charges
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has been jailed for 15 years for corruption. Lee, 76, was sentenced in a court in Seoul on Friday for embezzlement, bribery and abuse of power, crimes committed before and during his presidency from 2008 to 2013. The court fined Lee 13 billion won ($11.5 million) Lee, who denies most of the 16 charges against him, becomes the fourth, former South Korean leader to be jailed. Lee's conviction comes six months after his successor and fellow conservative Park Geun-hye was convicted in a separate ...
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