A court sentenced former president Yoon Suk-yeol (pic) to two years in prison after finding him guilty of illegally receiving opinion polling services worth 270 million won (RM732,680) for free from a political broker, local media said.
The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon violated political funding laws by receiving 14 rounds of polling from the political broker at no cost and later exercising influence over the nomination of a former lawmaker to repay him, according to the ruling.
Yoon denied the charges, saying he had not requested the polls or promised anything in return.
The decision differed from earlier court rulings involving former first lady Kim Keon-hee, which had found there was no quid pro quo in connection with the polling services.
The ruling can be appealed.
Yoon, 65, is involved in eight legal cases. He is currently appealing a life sentence handed down in February after a court found him guilty of masterminding an insurrection tied to his short-lived declaration of martial law in 2024. — Reuters
