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By CHOE SANG-HUN
Published: July 24, 2012
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak bows during a press conference at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. Lee apologized to the nation Tuesday over a string of bribery scandals involving his former aides and elder brother. (AP/Yonhap, Kim Byung-man)
SEOUL, South Korea — President Lee Myung-bak apologized on Tuesday for a string of corruption scandals implicating his relatives and allies that have undermined his last year in office.
Mr. Lee’s nationally televised apology came two weeks after the arrest of his elder brother, Lee Sang-deuk, on bribery charges. Hours after the president bowed before television cameras on Tuesday, two of his former aides were arrested on bribery charges, joining a growing list of Mr. Lee’s acquaintances who have been jailed on suspicion of corruption.
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