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  "id": 8201833,
  "title": "DPK lawmaker fined $7,220, faces loss of Assembly seat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dpk-lawmaker-fined-7-220-faces-loss-of-assembly-seat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260918/dpk-lawmaker-fined-7220-faces-loss-of-assembly-seat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A court in Gwangju, South Korea, has fined Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Jeong Jun-ho 10 million won ($7,220) for breaking election and political fund regulations. If the punishment is upheld, this could result in the loss of his National Assembly seat. The Gwangju District Court, located 270 kilometers south of Seoul, also ordered Jeong to hand over 50 million won related to the same allegations.\n\nJeong faced charges for receiving 50 million won from a construction company's CEO in July 2023. This sum was allegedly given in exchange for promising to employ the executive's child as his legislative assistant if Jeong won a seat in the National Assembly. Additionally, he was accused of making illegal payments to his campaign workers for operating a telephone campaign center between November 2023 and February 2024, prior to the Democratic Party of Korea's 2024 presidential primary. According to South Korean law, lawmakers who receive a finalized penalty of a fine of 1 million won or more for violating election or political fund laws have their seats in the Assembly stripped.",
  "summary": "A court on Friday sentenced Rep. Jeong Jun-ho of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea to a fine of 10 million won ($7,220) for violating election and political fund laws, a sentence that could strip him of his National Assembly seat if finalized. The Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul, also ordered Jeong to forfeit 50 million won in connection with the same charges.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Jeong Jun-ho fined 10 million won ($7,220) for election regulation violation",
    "Ordered to return 50 million won linked to 2023 allegations",
    "Faces potential loss of National Assembly seat"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "DP lawmaker fined 10 mln won, faces loss of Assembly seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dp-lawmaker-fined-10-mln-won-faces-loss-of-assembly-seat",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:12:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "DPK lawmaker fined $7,220, faces loss of Assembly seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dpk-lawmaker-fined-7-220-faces-loss-of-assembly-seat-8203976",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:12:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}