Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday appeared at the first trial over corruption¹ charges, including bribery² and embezzlement⁴.

 

韩国前总统李明博周三在其首次庭审中露面，他被指控犯下贪污、受贿以及挪用公款。
 

 

Dressed in black suit and white shirt, Lee entered the courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, holding a document envelope on his hand.

 

Lee, who had served the five-year presidency⁵ from early 2008, was taken into custody⁶ since March 22 for multiple corruption charges.

 

The conservative president was charged with taking about 10 million U.S. dollars in bribes⁷ and embezzling⁸ tens of millions of U.S. dollars in DAS, a local auto⁹ parts manufacturer which prosecutors¹⁰ believed is actually owned by Lee under the borrowed name of his brother.

 

Lee said in a prepared statement, taken from the envelope, that prosecutors' indictment¹¹ on his charges was excessive, reiterating¹² his claim that DAS belongs to his brother.

 

He also denied the charge of receiving bribe³ from Samsung Group, the country's biggest family-run conglomerate¹³, calling it a "shock and insult" to him.

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