South Korean prosecuters seeking 10-year jail term for Lotte Group chairman Shin

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Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong Bin was charged with embezzlement and breach of trust in October 2016.

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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korean prosecutors are seeking a 10-year jail term for Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong Bin after bringing corruption charges against him last year, a Lotte spokesman said.
Shin was charged with embezzlement and breach of trust in October 2016 after a high-profile prosecution probe into South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate.
A prosecution spokesman declined comment.
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