South Korea appeals court frees Samsung heir

AFP  |  Seoul 

A South Korean appeals court today upheld heir Lee Jae-Yong's bribery conviction but cut his prison sentence to a suspended term, ordering his immediate release. Lee, of Electronics, the world's biggest and memory chip maker, was convicted of bribery in connection with the sprawling corruption scandal that brought down former South Korean

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First Published: Mon, February 05 2018. 12:05 IST