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Lee Jae-yong: Why South Korea just pardoned the Samsung ‘prince’

Lee Jae-yong: Why South Korea just pardoned the Samsung ‘prince’

One of South Korea's most powerful white collar criminals, Lee was twice imprisoned for bribing a former president. South Korea's government justified the move, saying the de-facto leader of the country's biggest company was needed back at the helm to spearhead economic recovery post-pandemic. This marks another swing in a struggle over how the country is run that has raged since mass protests took over Seoul six years ago and ousted a president from office. Lee's crimes were directly tied up in the corruption scandal that led to the imprisonment of former president Park Geun-Hye, in office from 2013-2017. The "Crown Prince of Samsung" - as he was dubbed by protesters - paid $8 million (£6.6m) in bribes to President Park and her associate to ...
Trump search warrant: FBI took top secret files from Mar-a-Lago

Trump search warrant: FBI took top secret files from Mar-a-Lago

The cache includes documents marked "TS/SCI", a designation for top secret material that could cause "exceptionally grave" damage to US national security. Mr Trump denies any wrongdoing and said the items were declassified. It was the first time an ex-president's home was searched in a criminal probe. The list of items was made public on Friday afternoon after a judge unsealed a seven-page document that included the warrant authorising the search of Mr Trump's Palm Beach residence, Mar-a-Lago. It said more than 20 boxes of items were taken on Monday, including a binder of photos, a handwritten note, unspecified information about the "President of France" and a clemency letter written on behalf of long-time Trump ally Roger Stone. A...
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