Appeals court reduces ex-special counsel's sentence to 6 years in bribery case
An appellate court on Wednesday reduced former special counsel Park Young-soo's sentence on bribery-related charges by one year to six years in prison. The Seoul High Court also fined Park 200 million won ($150,000) and ordered him to forfeit 200 million won after finding him guilty of accepting the same amount from a private developer for campaign funds in his bid for the head of the Korean Bar…
The Seoul High Court has reduced former special counsel Park Young-soo's sentence from seven years to six years in prison for bribery-related charges. The court also imposed a fine of 200 million won ($150,000) and ordered him to forfeit an additional 200 million won. The court acknowledged the transactional nature of the bribery, noting that Park, who served as Woori Bank's board chair, accepted 200 million won from a private developer for campaign funds in his bid for the head of the Korean Bar Association.
The court found Park guilty of accepting only 200 million won, citing inconsistencies in the developer's testimony regarding the remaining amount. The appellate court upheld the lower court's acquittal and dismissal of other charges against Park, including allegations of belonging to the so-called "5 billion-won club."
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