Is this the end of South Korea's 'Samsung Republic'?
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Kim, Hyung-A
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Crawford School Public Policy, CAP, ANU
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The billionaire heir-apparent to South Korea’s largest family-owned conglomerate or chaebol,
Samsung Electronics, has been jailed [1] for five years for bribery and embezzlement. Lee
Jae-yong is alleged to have offered or pledged 41 billion won (US$36 million) in bribes to Choi
Soon-sil [2], a confidante of former president Park Geun-hye, in return for political favours.
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East Asia Forum
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