4-yr prison term sought for Yoon in appellate trial over free opinion polls
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday sought a four-year ...
In a recent appellate trial, special counsel Min Joong-ki has urged a four-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol. Min's request stems from charges against Yoon for receiving free opinion polls during the 2022 presidential election campaign. Additionally, Min is demanding a forfeiture of 137.2 million won ($102,000) from Yoon.
During the trial, Yoon is accused of colluding with his wife to obtain a total of 270 million won worth of free opinion polls from a self-proclaimed power broker, Myung Tae-kyun. This collusion occurred on 58 separate occasions between June 2021 and March 2022. The lower court convicted Yoon on 14 instances of receiving these opinion polls, ruling them as illegal political donations. The court determined that the remaining 44 occasions could not be considered as given with the couple's consent.
Min's team also sought a three-year prison term for Myung during the appellate trial. In the lower court, Myung received an 18-month prison sentence for the same charges. Yoon's wife was acquitted of the same charges in her separate case.
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