Kim Son Sentenced to 3 1/2 Years for Bribery
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From Times Wire Reports
A Seoul court sentenced the second-eldest son of President Kim Dae Jung to 3 1/2 years in prison for receiving bribes from businessmen. Kim Hong Up also was fined $408,000 and must forfeit the $457,000 that he received from the businessmen.
Kim Hong Gul, the president’s youngest son, also is on trial on bribery charges. A separate court is scheduled to rule on that case Nov. 11.
President Kim’s government has been tainted by a series of corruption scandals, but he has not been implicated in any wrongdoing.
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