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South Korea jails former president Lee for 15 years

on bribery and other charges

 

© REUTERS Ex-President Lee Myung-Bak Appear At First Court Hearing

 

A Seoul court on Friday jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by corruption charges.

 

Lee is the fourth former South Korean president to be jailed, with his successor Park Geun-hye imprisoned over a separate graft scandal that toppled her from power in early 2017 and fed concern over cozy ties between government and business.

 

Lee faced charges of having accepted around $10 million in illegal funds from companies such as conglomerate Samsung and his own intelligence service, but he denied any wrongdoing, saying the investigation was politically motivated.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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