Sentences finalized for 3 people in ex-first lady's corruption case

Suspended prison terms and fines have been finalized for three defendants on charges of handing bribes to former first lady Kim Keon Hee, legal sources said Monday.

The Seoul Central District Court handed down the ruling on June 26.

Their sentences were finalized Friday after both the defendants and the plaintiff, special counsel Min Joong-ki's team, gave up their appeals against the first-instance ruling, according to the sources.

The lower court had sentenced a construction company chairman to ...