Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon faces an 18-month prison term request for allegedly accepting illegal political funds related to opinion polls during the 2021 mayoral by-election. A special counsel team also seeks forfeiture of 33 million won, accusing Oh of violating the Political Funds Act by having a third party pay for poll costs.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is facing an 18-month prison sentence for allegedly accepting illegal political funds related to opinion polls received before the 2021 mayoral by-election. A special counsel team also seeks forfeiture of 33 million won.
Seoul High Court sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong to two years in prison for accepting 100 million won ($68,000) in illegal political funds from a Unification Church official in January 2022. The court ordered forfeiture of the same amount and dismissed his claims of innocence despite corroborating evidence. The former PPP floor leader, once close to ex-President Yoon, plans to appeal.
Seoul High Court upheld a two-year prison sentence for Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party, convicted of accepting 100 million won (US$68,000) in illegal political funds from a Unification Church official seeking favors from former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration.
