Ex-PM Gets Suspended Jail Term for Bribery

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo received an 8-month jail term Friday for receiving bribes from a deceased businessman. Still, the Seoul Central District Court suspended the sentence for two years and ordered him to forfeit 30 million won (US$27,000). Lee, who stepped down in April after mounting [...]