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South Korean court sentences ousted President Yoon to 2 years over manipulated polls
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for illegally receiving manipulated opinion polls from a political broker, aiding his 2022 presidential campaign in exchange for political favors.
- This case is one of seven trials Yoon faces, including a seven-year prison sentence upheld last week by the Supreme Court and a life sentence for rebellion related to his failed December 2024 martial law declaration.
- The court found that political broker Myung Tae-kyun conducted 14 manipulated opinion polls for Yoon between June and October 2021, influencing Yoon's party nomination and election success.
- Yoon's lawyers plan to appeal the latest ruling, arguing it is based on insufficient evidence.
- Yoon's brief December 2024 martial law declaration sparked South Korea's biggest political crisis in decades, leading to its repeal by lawmakers amid public turmoil.
