S.Korea prosecutors seek 10-year jail term for Lotte chairman

Lotte

30/10/2017 06:44

SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors are 
seeking a 10-year jail term for Lotte Group Chairman Shin 
Dong-bin after bringing corruption charges against him last 
year, a Lotte spokeswoman said.  
    Shin was charged with embezzlement and breach of trust in 
October 2016 after a high-profile prosecution probe into South 
Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1CP2KR 
     A prosecution spokesman declined comment.  
 
 (Reporting by Joyce Lee and Haejin Choi; Editing by Edwina 
Gibbs) 
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Keywords: LOTTE GROUP PROBE/PROSECUTION