S. Korea president's brother gets two-year jail term

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Tengri News - 1/25/13

S. Korea president's brother gets two-year jail term

Lee Sang-Deuk, former six-term lawmaker with ruling Saenuri Party. ©REUTERS
 

A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the elder brother of President Lee Myung-Bak to two years in jail after convicting him on corruption charges, AFP reports.

The Seoul Central District Court also ordered Lee Sang-Deuk, 77, to pay fines totalling 750 million won ($701,600) -- the same sum he was found guilty of taking in kickbacks from bankers and a businessman.

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