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A political corruption case.. The former South Korean president was imprisoned for two years


A court ruled in Martial law in 2024.

In a separate case, a court sentenced Yoon to 30 years in prison for sending marches to North Korea "To make up" A crisis ahead of an attempt to impose martial law, and there is no connection between Monday’s ruling and the martial law decree.

Free opinion polls

The case concerns accusations that he received free opinion polls between the years 2021 and 2022 in exchange for supporting a candidate who was seeking his party’s nomination to run in by-elections in parliamentary elections.

A representative of the Seoul Central District Court told AFP. "The court today found him guilty of violating the political finance law, and sentenced him to two years in prison"In its decision, the court concluded that Yoon, in cooperation with his wife, Kim Keun-hee, received 14 free opinion polls from political mediator Myung Tae-kyun, in exchange for his support of a candidate who had Myung’s support.

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