Lee Sang-deuk explained
Hangul: | 이상득 |
Rr: | I Sang-deuk |
Mr: | Yi Sangdŭk |
Lee Sang-deuk (; born November 29, 1935) is a South Korean politician and businessman. He is well known as the older brother of the former South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak. He was a member of the conservative Saenuri Party in the National Assembly. He was convicted of bribery in 2013, and sentenced to a prison sentence of one year and two months.[1]
Controversies
- He is alleged to be the ringleader of the illegal political-level investigation towards civilian institutions and individuals by the ruling party, the Grand National Party.[2]
- During the controversial passing of the year 2011 budget bill, he is alleged to obtain an unusually enormous funding for his representative area, Pohang.[3] Political critics call this act a capitalization of "big brother" budget due to his close kinship ties with Lee Myung-bak. Democratic Party assembly leader, Park Ji-weon, criticized this act as contributing to the unbalanced and unfair budget distribution all across South Korea.
- He was criticized for making a jingoistic suggestion about marking the Taegeuk symbol on the food supplies for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami victims.[4]
- He possessed a piece of land in secret between 1995 and 2003 under secret deal with Samho, a Korean company, and the National Intelligence Service.[5]
Allegations of bribery
- A personal aide of Lee Sang-deuk was arrested for receiving briberies that involved Lee Kuk-chul, chairman of the shipbuilding company, SLS Group.[6] [7]
- Lee later declared that the 700 million won in secretary's bank account is officially under his ownership.[8]
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Notes and References
- News: . 2013-07-25. Court commutes prison term of ex-President Lee's brother . The Korea Herald. 2024-03-06.
- News: 2010-09-01 . 이상득 의원이 몸통"…사찰 배후론 갈등 격화 . SBS News. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721183233/http://news.sbs.co.kr/section_news/news_read.jsp?news_id=N1000789456 . 2011-07-21 . dead.
- News: 2010-12-15 . 민주 "형님예산 챙기느라 충청도 따돌려 . . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325084453/http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=1662686. 2012-03-25.
- News: ko:"日에 '태극마크 생수' 보내자" 이상득 발언 논란 . 2011-03-15 . http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/politics/201103/h2011031513285821000.htm . . 2011-04-17 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110829001102/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/politics/201103/h2011031513285821000.htm . 2011-08-29 .
- News: Ji-yeong (지영) . Kim (김) . Cho Hyeon-ju (조현주) . ko:이상득, 내곡동 땅 국정원에 팔았다 . 2011-11-16 . http://www.sisapress.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=56521 . . 2011-11-20 . Korean.
- News: Ho-il (호일) . Ji (지) . [단독] 한나라당 이상득 의원 보좌관 체포 | date = 2011-12-08 | url = http://news.kukinews.com/article/view.asp?page=1&gCode=pol&arcid=0005631278&code=41111111&cp=nv1 | work = Kuki News | accessdate = 2011-12-08 | language = Korean.
- News: Seung-uk (승욱) . Kim (김) . ko:이상득의원 보좌관 영장…저축銀 돈 수수 . 2011-12-10 . http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/society/2011/12/09/0701000000AKR20111209201452004.HTML . . 2011-12-10 . Korean.
- News: Ji-sook . Bae . Rep. Lee says funds in aide’s account his . 2012-02-02 . . 2012-02-08 . 2012-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208091509/http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20120202001160 . dead .