The South Korean prosecution suspended the imprisonment of former President Lee Myung-bak for three months due to health reasons on Tuesday, Yonhap reported.

Lee, president from 2008 to 2013, has been serving a sentence for embezzlement and bribery since the Supreme Court finalized the 17-year prison term in October 2020, the report said.

(Cover: Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visits Seoul University Hospital for medical treatment in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2020. /CFP)