Former President of Korea, Republic of Korea Two-judgment sentence, 17 years in prison Judgment of bribery, etc.
The Seoul High Court has sentenced a 17-year prison sentence to South Korea's former president Lee Myung-bak, who has been charged with bribery and other crimes.
Defendant Lee Myung-bak, who had been president for five years in South Korea until 2013, will transfer the litigation costs of its own substantially owned auto parts company to the conglomerate Samsung Electronics, and in return Samsung Electronics Chairman He has been accused of bribery and other pardons.
In the first instance, the Seoul Central District Court issued a ruling in October against former President Lee for 15 years in prison, but former President Lee appealed, and in March of last year he was deemed to have deteriorated health. Was released on bail.
In a ruling of the second instance of the court on September 19, the Seoul High Court pointed out that "the defendant has not denied the offense and has shown no willingness to reflect even if his / her liability is clear."
On that basis, the court acknowledged the amount received by former President Lee more than the first trial, sentenced him to 17 years in prison, fined 13 billion won, and approximately 1.2 billion yen in Japanese yen.
Also, the bail of the former president was canceled, and the former president was detained again.
According to a news agency in Korea, Union News, it is widely believed that former President Lee is expected to appeal, but is unlikely to overturn the court's decision.