Ex-navy chief gets reduced four-year jail term for bribery
Social affairsFeb 12, 2016
An appeals court on Friday handed down a four-year prison term to a former Navy chief for taking bribes from local firms in return for business favors while in office.The Seoul High Court convicted retired Adm. Jung Ok-geun for pocketing kickbacks from two former affiliates of STX Group in 2008, but said the amount he received cannot be calculated.A lower court previously sentenced him to 10 years in jail for receiving 770 million won (US$636,000), which was transferred to the bank account of hi