Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has been given a 15-year jail sentence and a fine over a series of corruption charges, including bribery. He is the fourth ex-South Korean president to land in prison.
A South Korean court on Friday convicted former President Lee Myung-bak, 76, of bribery, embezzlement and other charges and sentenced him to 15 years in jail.
He was also ordered to pay a fine of 13 billion won (€10 million; $1.5 million).
Lee, who served as president from 2008-2013, has denied any wrongdoing and says the investigation was politically motivated. He has one week to appeal.
He is the fourth former South Korean president to be imprisoned. His successor, Park Geun-hye, is also serving a 33-year prison term over a separate corruption scandal.
