Korean Supreme Court Confirms 17-Year Prison Sentence for Former President Lee Myung-bak

The payback from the Korean left against former President Lee Myung-bak is now complete:

The file photo, taken Feb. 19, 2020, shows former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak greeting his supporters before attending his trial at the Seoul High Court.

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 17-year prison sentence handed down by an appeals court for former President Lee Myung-bak on embezzlement and bribery charges.

In February, the Seoul High Court sentenced the 78-year-old to 17 years in prison, a fine of 13 billion won (US$10.9 million) and a forfeit of 5.7 billion won in a high-profile corruption case.

The former president, who governed the country from 2008-2013, was charged in April 2018 with 16 counts of criminal allegations, including embezzlement in connection with the auto parts company DAS and receiving bribes from various companies and individuals, including Samsung Electronics Co.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but President Lee after he took office had his predecessor Roh Moo-hyun investigated for corruption. Roh ended up committing suicide after the investigation disclosed the corrupt dealings of him and his family. The Korean left blamed Lee for Roh’s suicide and one of the first things after current left wing President Moon Jae-in did was to investigate Lee for corruption. Moon was the former Chief of Staff for President Roh at the time.

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setnaffa
setnaffa
4 years ago

This is the voice of the Korean Voters now. They are to blame, as they elected the people in charge. I don’t know if he’s innocent or guilty; but jailing former leaders is how Banana Republics work.

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
4 years ago

#free2mb

Korean Man
4 years ago

And Trump should be in jail for lying 4000 times, dodging income tax where he hasn’t paid a single penny, and causing mass deaths of hundreds of thousands of deaths, through his corruption and incompetence.

setnaffa
setnaffa
4 years ago

Beijing boy still thinks his CCP fetish matters… So sad…

don
don
4 years ago

Sooner or later, the Moon cabal will all be in jail. Just wait and see.

2ID Doc
2ID Doc
4 years ago

@Don I hope your right, but I think it will be special gulag after he welcomes kim fatty the third with open arms. Fatty will return the favor by putting him in shackles and shipping him off…

flyingsword
flyingsword
4 years ago

communist show trial.

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