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Ex-President Yoon sentenced to 2 years for political funding violations

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A Seoul court has sentenced former South Korean President Yoon to two years in prison for violating political funding laws. The court found Yoon guilty of receiving polling services without payment and subsequently using his influence to repay the favor through a lawmaker nomination. Yoon has denied the charges and is currently involved in multiple other legal cases, including an appeal against a life sentence for insurrection. AI

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Ex-President Yoon sentenced to 2 years for political funding violations

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Seoul court sentences ex-president Yoon to 2 years’ jail over illegal polling

    A South Korean ⁠court sentenced former ⁠president Yoon Suk-yeol to two years in prison on Monday after finding him guilty of illegally receiving opinion polling services worth 270 million won (US$179,800) for ‌free from a political broker, local media said. The Seoul Central Dist…

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