A Seoul court sentences former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for accepting illegal political funds in the form of “free opinion polls,” according to multiple reports. The case centers on Yoon’s alleged receipt of opinion polls worth about 270 million won (around $180,100) from a self-proclaimed power broker, Myung Tae-kyun, between April 2021 and March 2022. Prosecutors say Yoon accepted the polls in exchange for political support connected to a People Power Party nomination related to June 2022 parliamentary by-elections, and they also allege involvement by Yoon’s wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The special counsel team indicted both Yoon and Myung under the Political Funds Act. Korea Times reports prosecutors sought a four-year prison term for Yoon and a three-year sentence for Myung. Reports also note that Yoon is facing multiple legal proceedings following his ouster after a failed 2024 martial law bid, including an appeal over a separate life sentence linked to that attempt.
South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years over illegal polling case
A Seoul court sentences former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for accepting illegal political funds in the form of “free opinion polls,” according to multiple reports. The case centers...
- A Seoul district court sentences former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison over an illegal polling case.
- Yoon is found guilty, in part, of accepting free opinion polls worth about 270 million won from Myung Tae-kyun between April 2021 and March 2022.
- The charges are brought under South Korea’s Political Funds Act, with prosecutors alleging illegal political donations disguised as opinion polling.
- Special counsel prosecutors seek four years for Yoon and three years for Myung.
- Yoon faces multiple other cases, including appeals related to a separate life sentence tied to his 2024 martial law attempt.
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in jail Monday after he was found guilty of receiving illegal polling services, local media reported. Yoon is involved in eight legal cases and is currently appealing a life sentence linked to his attempt at leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration in 2024.
1 hour agoA Seoul district court on Monday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison after finding him partially guilty of accepting illegal political funds in the form of free opinion polls from a self-proclaimed power broker. The Seoul Central District Court delivered the verdict after a special counsel team indicted the former president on charges of receiving opinion polls worth about 270 million won ($180,100) in total from the power broker, Myung Tae-kyun, for free between April 2021 and March 2022.
2 hours agoA Seoul district court was set to deliver its verdict Monday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of accepting illegal donations in the form of free opinion polls from a self-proclaimed power broker. The Seoul Central District Court was scheduled to hold the sentencing hearing for Yoon and the power broker, Myung Tae-kyun, at 2 p.m. after a special counsel team indicted them both on charges of violating the Political Funds Act. Yoon is accused of colluding with his wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, to receive 58 opinion polls worth about 270 million won ($180,100) in total from Myung for free between April 2021 and March 2022. Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team believes Yoon accepted the polls in exchange for supporting former Rep. Kim Young-sun's nomination as a candidate for the conservative People Power Party in the parliamentary by-elections in June 2022. Min's team has demanded a four-year prison sentence for Yoon and a three-year term for Myung. The jailed former president, who is standing multiple trials following his ouster due to his failed 2024 martial law bid, has
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