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S. Korean ex-president Lee admits taking $100,000 from spy agency

March 15, 2018

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak has admitted receiving $100,000 from the state spy agency while still in office, reports said Thursday after he faced a marathon interrogation by prosecutors over corruption allegations. Lee returned home Thursday after lengthy questioning as he became the last of the country’s living ex-leaders to be embroiled in a criminal inquiry. He denied most corruption charges but admitted taking the off-book funds from the […]

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S. Korean ex-president Lee Myung-bak questioned on graft

March 14, 2018

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak reported to prosecutors for questioning in a corruption probe Wednesday and apologized for the controversy. “I’m very sorry for causing concern to the people,” Lee said on arrival at the prosecutors’ office in Seoul. The investigation into Lee means all living former South Korean presidents have been convicted, charged, or embroiled in criminal inquiries. Allegations of corruption involving the 76-year-old’s relatives and aides during […]

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