Former President of South Korea Lee sentenced to 17 years in prison The fourth president to be sentenced to prison on October 29, 13:12
The Supreme Court of South Korea has dismissed the appeal and sentenced former President Lee Myung-bak, who was charged with bribery and other charges, to 17 years in prison.
Former President Lee, who had been released on bail, is expected to be imprisoned again soon.
Lee Myung-bak, who served as president of South Korea for five years until 2013, took over the legal costs of the auto parts company that he actually owned, and in return, Samsung Electronics, a conglomerate company. He was charged with bribery and embezzlement, for example, as he gave the chairman a pardon.
The first trial sentenced to 15 years in prison, and the second trial in February admitted more than the first trial for the amount received by former President Lee, making the sentence heavier, 17 years in prison and a fine of 130. I handed over 100 million won, about 1.2 billion yen in Japanese yen, a fine of 5.78 billion won, and 530 million yen in Japanese yen.
In response, both former President Lee, who claims innocence, and the prosecution, who is dissatisfied with the sentencing, have appealed.
In the judgment on the 29th, the Supreme Court dismissed both appeals, saying that "the conclusions of the second trial are correct," and the judgments such as 17 years in prison were finalized.
Among South Korean presidents, the ones who were charged with criminal cases and sentenced to prison were Chun Doo-hwan, No Tae-woo, and Park Geun-hye. This is the fourth person following Mr. Park Geun-hye.
Former President Lee has been released on bail since February, but is expected to be imprisoned again soon.
What is former President Lee Myung-bak?
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is 78 years old.
Born in Osaka, he returned to Japan at the age of four and grew up in Pohang, a port city in southern Korea. At the young age of 35, he became president of a major construction company.
When he changed to politics at the age of 50, he was elected in the 2007 presidential election after working as a member of parliament and the mayor of Seoul, and realized the change of government from innovation to conservative for the first time in 10 years.
During his tenure as president, he maintained a strict stance toward North Korea for denuclearization and forced landing on Takeshima, Shimane Prefecture in August 2012, leading to worsening relations between Japan and South Korea.
Meanwhile, in 2009, former President Roh Moo-hyun committed suicide three weeks after being interviewed by the prosecution in a case involving illegal funds for relatives, which had a great impact on the Korean people. ..
President Moon Jae-in (Moon Jae-in), who was the closest aide to former President Noh, has criticized the investigation of Mr. Noh under the Lee administration in his books, so in South Korea, Lee Yuan immediately after the inauguration of the Mun administration. There was a view that the investigation into the president would proceed.
For this reason, when the prosecution requested an arrest warrant from the court, the office of former President Lee said, "It is'Lee Myung-bak's killing'that is being carried out by mobilizing all the state power, including the prosecution that depends on politics." Was strongly repulsed.