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Samsung head Lee Jae-yong sentenced over bribery scandal
The de facto leader of consumer electronics manufacturer Samsung has been sent back to jail for his role in bribing the now-former President of South Korea.Lee Jae-yong, 52, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, was originally jailed after he was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in 2017.
Mr Lee “actively provided bribes and implicitly asked the (then-South Korean President Park Geun-hye) to use her power to help his smooth succession” at the head of Samsung, the Seoul Central District Court…
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