Released: Lee speaking to members of the media as he leaves the Seoul Detention Centre in Uiwang, South Korea. — Bloomberg
SEOUL: A South Korean appeals court suspended a jail sentence handed down to Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, setting him free after a year’s detention amid a corruption scandal that brought down the former president.
Seoul High Court jailed Lee for two-and-a-half years, reducing the original term by half, and suspended the sentence for charges including bribery and embezzlement for four years, meaning he does not have to serve time as long as he behaves.
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