Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in jail over a set of corruption charges, including bribery and embezzlement.
At the second hearing, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Lee, who served as the country's head of state from early 2008 to 2012, to 17 years in prison and a fine of 13 billion won (11 million U.S. dollars).
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