Appeals court reduces ex-special counsel's sentence to 6 years in bribery case
The court found him guilty of taking 200 million won in campaign funds and ordered him to forfeit the same amount.
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Former Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo was sentenced to six years in prison in the appellate trial on charges including accepting hundreds of millions of won in bribes from a private developer in Daejang-dong. This sentence was reduced by one year compared to the first trial. On the 21st, the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 15-2 (Presiding Judge Lee Hee-jun) partially acknowledged the bribery charges under the Act on Aggravated Punishment o…
Breaking News: Former Special Counsel Park Young-soo Sentenced to 7 Years in Appeal... Acquittal Upheld on Daejang-dong 5 Billion Won Promise. Former Special Counsel Park Young-soo, a member of the "Daejang-dong 5 Billion Won Club," was sentenced to six years in prison in his appeal trial on the 21st on charges of accepting hundreds of millions of won in funds from private contractors. This sentence is one year reduced compared to the seven-year…
Former Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo, who was indicted on charges of receiving election funds for the presidency of the Korean Bar Association from a private contractor involved in the Daejang-dong development project, was sentenced to six years in prison in the appellate trial. On the 21st, the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 15-2 (Judges Lee Hee-jun, Seong Eon-ju, and Won Ik-seon) sentenced former Special Prosecutor Park to six years i…
Former Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo, who was indicted on charges of receiving election funds for the Korean Bar Association president from a private contractor involved in the Daejang-dong project, had his sentence reduced in the second trial. He was acquitted of the so-called "5 Billion Won Club" charges, in which he allegedly received a pledge of 5 billion won in exchange for favors related to the Daejang-dong project, a verdict consisten…
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