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Appeal trial for Samsung heir starts in Seoul

Published Thu, Oct 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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, perjury and other charges relating to payments made by Samsung to Park's secret confidante Choi Soon-Sil, but the 49-year-old's lawyers argue he is innocent.

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