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South Korea court ruling raises chance of Samsung heir's return to jail

Samsung Group's de facto chief Jay Y. Lee had been given a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence for seeking favor from the country's ex-leader.   © Kyodo

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a bribery case against the heir of the Samsung Group should be reviewed by a lower court, raising the possibility of a tougher sentence and potential return to jail.

The Supreme Court overturned part of an appeals court bribery conviction against Samsung's de facto chief Jay Y. Lee, who had been given a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence for seeking favour from the country's ex-leader.

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