韓國前總統李明博因貪腐獲刑15年

Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak has been jailed for 15 years for corruption.

近日，韓國前總統李明博因貪污腐敗被判入獄15年。

Lee was sentenced in a Seoul court last Friday on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, and ordered to pay a 13 billion won fine.

上週五，李明博因涉嫌賄賂、貪污和濫用權力而在首爾法院被判刑，並被勒令支付130億韓元的罰款。

The former president claims the charges are politically motivated.

這位前總統稱這些指控是出於政治動機。

He becomes the fourth South Korean former leader to be jailed, following his successor's imprisonment in April.

繼4月份他的繼任朴槿惠被監禁之後，他成爲第四位被判入獄的韓國前領導人。

Lee was not present at the sentencing, blaming poor health.

李明博本人以健康狀況不佳爲由沒有出席此次判決。

The judge at Seoul Central District Court said "heavy punishment for the accused is inevitable" because of the serious nature of the crimes.

首爾中央地方法院的法官稱，由於犯罪的嚴重性，“對被告的嚴厲懲罰是不可避免的”。

The court found the former leader accepted billions of won from major electronics firm Samsung in return for pardoning its chairman, Lee Kun-hee. The company denies having given the former president the money.

該法院認定這位前領導人收受了電子公司三星數十億韓元，以此作爲赦免其董事長李健熙的答謝。不過三星方面否認給了李明博這筆錢。