South Korea's top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year jail sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and so for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon.
The Seoul High Court in South Korea sentenced Samsung vice chairman Jay Y. Lee to 2 1/2 years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzlement and bribery. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports.
A South Korean court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee to two and a half years in prison on Monday. The case will have major ramifications for Lee's leadership of the tech giant as well as Korea's views toward big business. Flora Bradley-Watson reports.
Jay Y Lee has been found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in connection with the corruption scandal that brought down the former president, Park Geun-Hye, who was jailed in 2017.
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