Prosecutors demand two-year prison term for South Korean opposition leader

Rep. Lee Jae-myung, chair of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, arrives at the Seoul High Court to attend the final hearing of his trial on his election law violation charge on Wednesday (Feb 26, 2025). - Photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: Prosecutors on Wednesday (Feb 26) sought a two-year prison sentence for Rep. Lee Jae-myung, chair of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party of Korea and its likely presidential candidate, over charges of election law violations.

In the fifth and sixth final hearings for Lee’s appellate trial at the Seoul High Court, prosecutors insisted the court impose a sentence harsher than the lower court’s ruling.