back to article Heir today, in the slammer tomorrow: Samsung head honcho Lee Jae-Yong back in jail on bribery charges

Seoul's High Court has sentenced Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-Yong to 30 months behind bars for bribery, concealment of criminal proceeds, and embezzlement. South Korean prosecutors originally indicted Lee in 2017 following a wider bribery dragnet focusing on former president Park Geun-Hee. Lee was accused of paying $37.6m to …

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    Anonymous Coward

    Now there's a political economy unafraid of putting politidouches away.

    Bravo.

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