A Seoul court fined Mayor Oh Se-hoon 10 million won for violating the Political Funds Act over opinion poll payments tied to his 2021 mayoral by-election campaign. If upheld on appeal, the ruling could cost him his job.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was fined 10 million won by a district court for accepting illegal political funds related to opinion poll results before the 2021 mayoral by-election, a violation that could strip him of his seat if the fine is finalized.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was fined 10 million won by a district court for accepting illegal political funds related to 2021 by-election opinion polls. He plans to appeal; if the ruling is finalized, he will lose his mayoral post.
A Seoul district court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for violating the Political Funds Act, finding him partially guilty of accepting illegal political funds in the form of free opinion polls from a power broker. The court recognized Yoon received 14 opinion polls worth 13.96 million won for free.
A Seoul district court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for accepting illegal political funds in the form of free opinion polls from a power broker. The court found him partially guilty, recognizing he received 14 polls worth 13.96 million won, a decision contrasting with his wife's acquittal on similar charges.
A Seoul district court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for partially accepting illegal political funds. He was found guilty of receiving free opinion polls worth approximately $180,100 from a power broker between April 2021 and March 2022.
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 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.
