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He may not have a phone or computer while in prison but that doesn't mean he's given up being the boss
Seoul
WHILE being questioned for allegedly bribing South Korea's president, Samsung Group's Jay Y Lee is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires, a serial killer and the hangman's noose. That doesn't mean he's given up being the boss.
Mr Lee doesn't have a phone or computer and technically is confined to his cell almost all day, yet he's allowed to meet lawyers in a separate room for as long as he'd like.
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