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South Korea Pardons Former President Serving 17-Year Jail Sentence
Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.
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Billionaire Samsung Boss, Convicted In Bribery Case, Gets Presidential Pardon
The heir and de facto leader of Samsung group received a presidential pardon today, the latest example of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds.
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New South Korea President - Former Security Hawk With Tough Stand On N Korea
South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol is a political novice who shot to public attention as a prosecutor for his uncompromising investigations into some of the country's most high-profile corruption scandals.
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Woman Running Shelter For Wartime Sex Slaves Found Dead In South Korea
A woman running a shelter for South Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has been found dead in her home, police said Sunday, amid a corruption probe involving the facility.
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Seoul Appoints 'Mr Smile' As Prime Minister
South Korean President Moon Jae-in appointed an anodyne former parliamentary speaker known as 'Mr Smile' as prime minister on Tuesday, after a previous cabinet appointment triggered a corruption scandal and mass protests.
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Former South Korean President Gets 15 Years Jail Over Corruption Charges
A Seoul court jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by graft charges.
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South Korean Former President Park Geun-Hye's Sentence Extended
A South Korean appeal court on Friday extended ex-president Park Geun-hye's prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power by one year.
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South Korean Court Jails Former President Park Geun-Hye For 24 Years Over Bribery
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong Released From Prison on Appeal
Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, was convicted of bribery in connection with the sprawling corruption scandal that brought down former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
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Samsung's Jay Y. Lee Walks Free As South Korea Court Suspends Jail Term
A South Korean appeals court on Monday suspended a jail sentence handed down to Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, setting him free after a year's detention amid a corruption scandal that brought down the former president.
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South Korean Appeals Court To Rule On Samsung Jay Y. Lee's Conviction And Jail Term
A South Korean appeals court will rule on Monday on Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee's conviction and jail term for corruption in a case that led to the ouster of the nation's president last year.
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Opinion: What Saudi Arabia Could Learn From South Korea About Fighting Corruption
In the whirlwind of headlines about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his highly visible campaign against corruption, one might forget that barely a week earlier, he was courting titans of global industry, technology and finance at an investment conference that was also the launch of NEOM, a gleaming futuristic metropolis. As Dave Eggers w...
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Samsung Scion Denies Corruption Charges As Legal Appeal Nears End
The heir to South Korea's Samsung Group, convicted of bribing the country's former president, on Wednesday denied allegations of wrongdoing as the appeals trial of his five-year jail term for corruption neared its end.
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Samsung Scion Denies Corruption Charges as Legal Appeal Nears End
Jay Y. Lee, the 49-year-old heir to one of the world's biggest corporate empires, has been detained since February.
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Park Geun-Hye Refuses Order To Testify In Samsung Heir's Trial
South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-Hye today again refused to testify in the corruption trial of the heir to the Samsung business empire, citing poor health.
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South Korea Pardons Former President Serving 17-Year Jail Sentence
Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.
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Billionaire Samsung Boss, Convicted In Bribery Case, Gets Presidential Pardon
The heir and de facto leader of Samsung group received a presidential pardon today, the latest example of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds.
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New South Korea President - Former Security Hawk With Tough Stand On N Korea
South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol is a political novice who shot to public attention as a prosecutor for his uncompromising investigations into some of the country's most high-profile corruption scandals.
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Woman Running Shelter For Wartime Sex Slaves Found Dead In South Korea
A woman running a shelter for South Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has been found dead in her home, police said Sunday, amid a corruption probe involving the facility.
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Seoul Appoints 'Mr Smile' As Prime Minister
South Korean President Moon Jae-in appointed an anodyne former parliamentary speaker known as 'Mr Smile' as prime minister on Tuesday, after a previous cabinet appointment triggered a corruption scandal and mass protests.
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Former South Korean President Gets 15 Years Jail Over Corruption Charges
A Seoul court jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by graft charges.
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South Korean Former President Park Geun-Hye's Sentence Extended
A South Korean appeal court on Friday extended ex-president Park Geun-hye's prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power by one year.
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South Korean Court Jails Former President Park Geun-Hye For 24 Years Over Bribery
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong Released From Prison on Appeal
Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, was convicted of bribery in connection with the sprawling corruption scandal that brought down former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
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Samsung's Jay Y. Lee Walks Free As South Korea Court Suspends Jail Term
A South Korean appeals court on Monday suspended a jail sentence handed down to Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, setting him free after a year's detention amid a corruption scandal that brought down the former president.
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South Korean Appeals Court To Rule On Samsung Jay Y. Lee's Conviction And Jail Term
A South Korean appeals court will rule on Monday on Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee's conviction and jail term for corruption in a case that led to the ouster of the nation's president last year.
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Opinion: What Saudi Arabia Could Learn From South Korea About Fighting Corruption
In the whirlwind of headlines about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his highly visible campaign against corruption, one might forget that barely a week earlier, he was courting titans of global industry, technology and finance at an investment conference that was also the launch of NEOM, a gleaming futuristic metropolis. As Dave Eggers w...
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Samsung Scion Denies Corruption Charges As Legal Appeal Nears End
The heir to South Korea's Samsung Group, convicted of bribing the country's former president, on Wednesday denied allegations of wrongdoing as the appeals trial of his five-year jail term for corruption neared its end.
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Samsung Scion Denies Corruption Charges as Legal Appeal Nears End
Jay Y. Lee, the 49-year-old heir to one of the world's biggest corporate empires, has been detained since February.
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Park Geun-Hye Refuses Order To Testify In Samsung Heir's Trial
South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-Hye today again refused to testify in the corruption trial of the heir to the Samsung business empire, citing poor health.
