The decision of the Seoul High Court reduced a lower court’s ruling and rejected most bribery charges against Lee
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/02/05
By: Associated Press
SEOUL (AP) — A South Korean appeals court Monday handed down a 2 ½-year
Lee Jae-yong at the Seoul Central District Court in Aug. 2017 (By Associated Press)
suspended jail sentence for corruption to Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, clearing the way for him to be freed after nearly a year in prison and return to the company’s leadership.
In a surprise decision, the Seoul High Court significantly reduced the lower court’s ruling and rejected most bribery charges pressed against Lee by prosecutors who sought a 12-year prison term.
The appeals court said Lee was unable to reject the then-president’s request to financially support her confidante Choi Soon-sil and was coerced to make the payment. The court found Lee still guilty of giving 3.6 billion won ($3.3 million) in bribery for the equestrian training of Choi’s daughter. [FULL STORY]
