Most RecentEx-South Korean President Lee back to prison after rulingNovember 2, 2020 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was sent back to prison on Monday, four days after the country’s top court upheld his 17-year prison term for corruption crimes...S. Korea’s top court upholds ex-leader’s 17-year jail termBy HYUNG-JIN KIMOctober 29, 2020 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court upheld a 17-year prison sentence on former President Lee Myung-bak for a range of corruption crimes in a final ruling Thursday that will send him back to prison soon.