Prosecutors keep 12 yr jail term demand for Samsung heir in appeals trial
Social affairsDec 27, 2017
Prosecutors asked an appellate court on Wednesday to sentence Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong to 12 years in prison for bribery and other crimes, maintaining their initial request for punishment from the lower court trial. The 49-year-old scion of South Korea's richest conglomerate received a five-year jail term on Aug. 25 after being convicted on five charges, including bribery, embezzlement and hiding assets overseas. He was found guilty of providing 8.82 billion won (US$8.2mill