Lotte Chief Joins Jailed-Then-Released Chaebol Heads Shown Mercy
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A Seoul appeals court on Friday let Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin walk free from prison after suspending a 30-month sentence he’d received for bribery and embezzlement.
The decision was the latest example of clemency shown to a convicted head of a South Korean family-run conglomerate, which are locally known as the chaebol.