Samsung billionaire bags 5 years jail term in South Korea court

A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-Yong to five years in prison for corruption.

Mr Lee was accused of bribery in a scandal that also saw the impeachment of South Korea’s former president.

The case has gripped the public amid growing anger against South Korea’s biggest companies, known as Chaebols.

Mr Lee, who denied all charges, had faced a jail sentence of up to 12 years.

The de facto head of the world’s largest smartphone maker had been detained since February on a string of corruption charges.