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South Korea pardons disgraced ex-president Park Geun-hye
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» SEOUL: South Korea's ex-president Park Geun-hye has received a pardon, cutting short a jail term of more than 20 years for corruption, the justice minister announced Friday, saying the reprieve was in the interests of national unity.
South Korea pardons disgraced ex-president Park Geun-hye
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» SEOUL - South Korea has pardoned ex-president Park Geun-hye, the justice minister said Friday, in a dramatic reprieve for the disgraced former leader who was jailed for more than 20 years in a sprawling corruption scandal.
Samsung chief jailed for 2.5 years over corruption scandal
AFP, Published on 18/01/2021
» SEOUL: The de facto chief of South Korea's Samsung business empire was convicted Monday over a huge corruption scandal and jailed for two and a half years, in a ruling that deprives the tech giant of its top decision-maker.
Samsung heir apologises over corruption scandal
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» SEOUL: The heir to the Samsung empire bowed in apology Wednesday for company misconduct including a controversial plan for him to ascend to the leadership of the world's largest smartphone maker.
Bribery retrial opens for Samsung scion
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» SEOUL - The heir to the Samsung empire appeared in court Friday for a retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal that threatens to disrupt management at the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker.
Samsung scion faces new bribery trial
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» SEOUL - The heir to the Samsung empire arrived at court Friday for a retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal that threatens to disrupt management at the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker.
Samsung heir's corruption retrial hangs over phonemaker
AFP, Published on 23/10/2019
» SEOUL: The heir to the Samsung empire returns to court on Friday for a retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal that could see him return to prison and deprive the world's largest smartphone and chip manufacturer of its top decision-maker.
Retrials ordered for ex-South Korean leader Park, Samsung heir
AFP, Published on 29/08/2019
» SEOUL - South Korea's top court ordered new trials Thursday for former president Park Geun-hye and Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong over the corruption scandal that brought her down, in a blow to the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker.
Supreme court orders retrial for ex-president Park
AFP, Published on 29/08/2019
» SEOUL: South Korea's top court on Thursday set aside former president Park Geun-hye's convictions in the sprawling scandal that saw her ousted from power and ordered the case to be heard again.
S. Korean cult leader jailed for raping followers
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» SEOUL - A South Korean cult leader was convicted Thursday of the multiple rape of eight female followers -- some of whom believed he was God -- and jailed for 15 years.