[Global Network Report] Yonhap News Agency reported that according to the news of the Korean Ministry of Justice on the 17th, former President Lee Myung-bak, who was detained in Anyang Prison in Gyeonggi Province, was admitted to Seoul National University Hospital the day before for a disease check-up, and the time of hospitalization, discharge and escort was inconvenient to disclose due to security problems.
Profile photo: Li Mingbo was transferred to Anyang Prison. Image source: Yonhap News Agency
The Korean Ministry of Justice said that Lee Myung-bak will be examined according to the opinions of the hospital during his hospitalization. According to the report, Lee Myung-bak was treated for diabetes and other diseases, and he was treated outside prison for three times last year. According to reports, Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to 17 years in prison for corruption and bribery, fined 13 billion won (about 69.24 million yuan), and pursued 5.78 billion won in criminal proceeds.
It is worth mentioning that another former South Korean President, park geun-hye, was released from prison by amnesty at the end of December, 2021. Her lawyer, Liu Rongxia, said on the 16th that park geun-hye was in better health and would speak to the people when she left the hospital. Liu Rongxia also relayed that park geun-hye was sad that another former president, Lee Myung-bak, was not granted amnesty.
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