The South Korean Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 17-year prison sentence and a 13 billion won ($11.45 million) fine handed down by an appeals court against former President Lee Myung Bak over bribery and embezzlement.The 78-year-old, who was in office from 2008 to 2013, has denied any wrongdoing and appealed the February ruling. The prosecution also appealed over what it argued was an insufficient sentence. But the top court dismissed them both.Lee, who was granted bail pending his appeal to the Supreme Court and did not appear in court for Thursday's ruling, will soon be taken into cust…READ FULL ARTICLE
