Appeals court set to rule on ex-President Yoon's trial over free opinion polls
An appellate court was set to rule Wednesday on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's charges of receiving free opinion polls ahead of the 2022 presidential election. The Seoul High Court was scheduled to hand down its ruling for Yoon at 2 p.m. after a lower court sentenced him to two years in prison on charges of violating the Political Funds Act. Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team earlier indicted…
A Seoul appellate court is scheduled to announce its verdict on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged receipt of complimentary opinion polls during the 2022 presidential campaign on Wednesday at 2 p.m. The lower court had previously sentenced him to two years in prison for violating the Political Funds Act. Special prosecutor Min Joong-ki's office had previously charged Yoon with colluding with his spouse and receiving 58 polls worth around 270 million won ($202,000) from influential figure Myung Tae-kyun between April 2021 and March 2022.
The lower court had convicted Yoon on 14 out of the 58 instances, deeming them illegal political contributions. The remaining 44 were deemed not to have been given with the couple's consent. The special counsel team is seeking a four-year prison sentence for Yoon. His wife, Kim Keon Hee, was found not guilty of the same charges in her individual first and second instance trials and is awaiting a final decision from the Supreme Court. Yoon is currently facing several criminal trials following his electoral loss.
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