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Former President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Supreme Court, was again imprisoned today (2nd) in the Seoul East Detention Center.

Former President Lee, who has already spent about a year in jail during investigations and trials, will be imprisoned for the next 16 years if he is released from maturity.

Before I left the house, former President Lee Myung-bak told me that although he can arrest me, he cannot confine the truth.



This is the first news, reporter Kang Cheong-wan.



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and police troops gathered from the morning in front of the home of former President Lee Myung-bak's Nonhyeon-dong, ahead of the detention center.



As time passed, opposition politicians and other close associates also appeared one after another.




At 1:46 p.m., a black car carrying former President Lee left the door of his home as YouTubers demanding an apology from the public and supporters of the former president calling for release raised their voices.




There was no so-called alley statement, and the vehicle that arrived at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office around 2:00, 14 minutes, went straight into the underground parking lot.



After checking his identity for about five minutes and being notified of the execution procedure, former President Lee immediately transferred to the prosecution vehicle and headed to the Seoul East Detention Center.



Amidst citizens' booing and cheering over one road at the same time, former President Lee entered the Eastern Detention Center at 2:41 pm, less than an hour after leaving the house.



It is a re-prisonment after 251 days after being released on February 25th, due to the suspension of executions.



Previously, the former President Lee said to his aides and family before leaving his home, "Don't worry too much. I'll have a good imprisonment life," and "I will overcome it with the belief that I can arrest the truth, but I can't confine the truth."



During the prosecution's investigation and trial, he was imprisoned in a detention center for about a year, so the remaining imprisonment period is 16 years.



(Video coverage: Yang Doo-won, video editing: Yumira) 



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