According to media reports, a Seoul court has jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years over corruption charges.
In addition to imprisonment, Lee Myung-bak will also have to pay a fine of 13 billion won (11.5 million dollars).
The court found the former head of state guilty on seven out of the 16 counts.
The former South Korean president faced charges of having accepted around $10 million in illegal funds from companies such as Samsung and his own intelligence service.
Lee denied all the charges, saying that the investigation had been politically motivated.
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