韓國檢方以收受賄和貪污罪起訴前總統李明博

South Korean prosecutors have indicted former President Lee Myung-bak on charges that include bribery and embezzlement.

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He is accused of accepting $10 million in bribes from South Korea's spy agency as well as Samsung. Prosecutors also say Lee embezzled $33 million from a private company he owned.

Lee denies any wrongdoing, saying the charges are political. He has been in custody since last month.

The conservative businessman who governed from 2008 to 2013 is the fourth living South Korean leader to be entangled in corruption allegations before leaving office or in the years afterwards.

His successor, Park Geun-hye, was sentenced to 24 years in prison in a separate corruption scandal on Friday.韓國檢方以收受賄賂和貪污等罪名對前總統李明博提出起訴。

李明博被指控從韓國情報部門和三星公司接受了1000萬美元的賄賂。檢方還說，李明博從他自己擁有的私人公司貪污了3300萬美元。

李明博否認有任何違法行爲，並說對他的指控是出於政治目的。李明博從上月起一直被收押。

曾經是保守派商人的李明博2008年到2013年擔任韓國總統，也是在任或離任後被指控腐敗的第四位在世韓國領導人。

接替李明博擔任韓國總統的朴槿惠捲入腐敗醜聞，星期五剛被判處24年徒刑。