An appeals court will rule on former President Yoon Suk-yeol's case over false statements made during the presidential campaign, a decision that will determine whether the People Power Party must repay 39.7 billion won ($27 million) in election expenses.
The 2-1 criminal division of the Seoul High Court, presided over by Judge Baek Seung-yeop, will hold the sentencing hearing in Yoon's appeal at 2 p.m. on the 4th, legal sources said. Yoon was indicted on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act. The ruling will be broadcast live. The court on the 30th of last month approved requests for live broadcast filed by special counsel Min Joong-ki's team and broadcasters.
Yoon was indicted on charges of making false statements at a Kwanhun Club debate on Dec. 14, 2021, during the 20th presidential election campaign, when he said he had never introduced a lawyer to Yoon Woo-jin, a former chief of the Yongsan tax office and the older brother of former senior prosecutor Yoon Dae-jin. He also faces charges of making false statements on Jan. 17 the following year during an interview with reporters at the launch ceremony of the Buddhist Leaders Forum, when he said of Jeon Seong-bae, a shaman known as Geonjin, that he had been introduced to him by a party official but had never met him together with first lady Kim Keon-hee.
The lower court ruled in July that all of Yoon's statements constituted the publication of false information and that intent was established. The court...
An appeals court will rule on former President Yoon Suk-yeol's case over false statements made during the presidential campaign, a decision that will determine whether the People Power Party must ...