Special counsel urges appeals court to uphold Yoon's election law conviction
A special counsel team on Tuesday asked the Seoul High Court to uphold a lower court's conviction of former President Yoon Suk Yeol for violating the election law, a ruling that, if finalized, would invalidate his 2022 presidential election and force his former ruling party to cough up nearly 40 billion won ($29.8 million). Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team made the request during a hearing at…
The Korea Times reports that a special counsel team has urged the Seoul High Court to uphold the lower court's conviction of former President Yoon Suk Yeol for violating election law. If upheld, this ruling would invalidate Yoon's 2022 presidential election and result in his former ruling party paying nearly 40 billion won in damages.
The sentencing hearing is set for October 27 at 2 p.m. Yoon was convicted of making false statements during the 2022 election campaign, specifically for claiming he had never introduced a lawyer to a former tax official and for lying about meeting shaman Jeon Seong-bae.
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