Appeal trial for Samsung heir starts in Seoul

Fri, Oct 13, 2017 - 5:50 AM

Seoul

SAMSUNG heir Lee Jae-Yong was back in court on Thursday to appeal his five-year sentence for bribing South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye, with prosecutors arguing for a longer jail term.

Lee, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, was found guilty in August of bribery

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Lee Jae Yong
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