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Former President Yoon Suk-yeol Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Illegally Receiving Poll Data

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to two years in prison in the first trial for receiving free public opinion poll data.
  • He was accused of receiving approximately 270 million won worth of poll results for free from Myung Tae-gyun between April 2021 and March 2022.
  • The court found him guilty of receiving poll data 14 times, ruling that this constituted illegal political funding.

A Seoul court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk-yeol to two years in prison in the first trial concerning charges of illegally receiving public opinion poll data for free. The court also handed down a sentence of 1 year and 6 months to Myung Tae-gyun, who provided the data.

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to two years in prison.

— HankyorehReporting the court's verdict in the first trial.

The prosecution had sought a four-year prison sentence and a fine of 137.2 million won for Yoon, and three years for Myung. Yoon was indicted on charges of conspiring with first lady Kim Keon-hee to receive favorable poll results from Myung between April 2021 and March 2022. In return, he allegedly helped secure nominations for candidates like former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Young-sun during the 2022 by-elections.

Investigators determined that Yoon received poll results worth approximately 270 million won without payment on 58 separate occasions. Myung was accused of providing illegal political funds by offering this data for free. The court, however, ruled that the evidence supported guilt for 14 instances of receiving poll data.

He received poll results worth approximately 270 million won for free.

— HankyorehDetailing the value of the illegally obtained data.

The specific charges relate to violations of the Political Funds Act. The court's decision marks a significant legal development for the former president.

The court found 14 instances of receiving poll data to be guilty.

— HankyorehSpecifying the number of proven offenses.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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