How Samsung scion lost 13kg while serving jail sentence

Mr Lee Jae-yong pictured on Aug 13 (left) and on Jan 18, 2021. PHOTOS: AFP
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SEOUL - Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong walked out of prison visibly thinner and with more white hair.

He had reportedly lost 13kg after undergoing surgery for appendicitis on March 19.

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