Prosecutors expected to seek heavy sentence for Samsung heir in appeals trial
Social affairsDec 27, 2017
Prosecutors were set on Wednesday to present their demand for the punishment of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong in the last session of his appellate trial. The 49-year-old scion of South Korea's largest conglomerate received a five-year jail term on Aug. 25 on the conviction of five charges including bribery, embezzlement and hiding assets overseas. He was found guilty of providing 8.82 billion won ($8.19 million) in bribes to Choi Soon-sil, a longtime friend and confidante of for