SEOUL: The de facto chief of South Korea’s Samsung business empire was convicted Monday over a huge corruption scandal and jailed for two and a half years, in a ruling that deprives the tech giant of its top decision-maker.

GUILTY Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrives in court in Seoul on Monday, 18 January 2021. AFP PHOTO

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