Seoul&nbsp;- Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong was sentenced to five years in prison Friday for bribery, perjury and other crimes.

&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The Seoul Central District Court convicted Lee, 49, the vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world&#39;s largest smartphone maker, of offences related to the corruption scandal that brought down ousted president Park Geun-Hye.//AFP

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