An appeal is announced today afternoon against former President Lee Myung-bak, who is accused of bribery and embezzlement.
It is 14 months after the first trial, which was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 13 billion won.
Mr. Lee was accused of receiving bribes of $ 5.1 billion from Samsung during the appeal court.
As Samsung's bribery charges increased from 6.7 billion won to 11.5 billion won, the prosecution has requested a sentence of 23 years imprisonment and a fine of 32 billion won.
Former President Lee Myung-bak sentenced to second sentiment today
2020-02-19T01:31:16.599Z
An appeal is filed this afternoon against former President Lee Myung-bak, who is accused of bribes and embezzlements. It is 14 months after the first trial, which was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 13 billion won.
Source: sbskr