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4-Year Prison Term Sought for Yoon in Appellate Trial over Free Opinion Polls

Special counsel Min Joong-ki sought a 4-year prison term and 137.2 million won forfeiture after a lower court convicted Yoon of illegal political donations.

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A special counsel team on Friday sought a four-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol during his appellate trial on charges of receiving free opinion polls in the lead up to the 2022 presidential election. Special counsel Min Joong-ki requested the sentence and a forfeiture of 137.2 million won ($102,000) at the Seoul High Court, after a lower court sentenced Yoon to two years in prison on charges of violating the Political Funds Ac…

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The special counsel requested a four-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk-youl during the final hearing of his appeal trial for violating the Political Funds Act. Former President Yoon is accused of accepting opinion polls free of charge during the presidential election and exerting influence over the nomination of former lawmaker Kim Young-sun. Emphasizing the undermining of representative democracy, the special counsel requested …

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3-Year Prison Sentence Demanded for Myeong Tae-gyun… Special Counsel: "Closely Consulted with Myeong on Investigation Methods, etc." Former President Yoon Suk-yeol, indicted on charges of receiving free public opinion polls from political broker Myeong Tae-gyun, had a prison sentence demanded again in his appeal trial. On the 11th, the Min Jung-ki Special Counsel Team in Seoul

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Today, the Seoul Central District Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol in a case involving abuse of power to help a former Defense Minister evade investigation.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Bit-na = The first-instance judgment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was indicted on charges of facilitating the escape of former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup by appointing him as the ambassador to Australia, is 11...

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The special prosecutor team led by Min Jung-ki demanded a four-year prison sentence in the appeal trial for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was indicted on charges of receiving public opinion polls free of charge from political broker Myeong Tae-gyun.

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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