A Seoul court on Monday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 18 months in prison after convicting him of making false statements during the 2022 presidential election campaign, according to Israeli media reports.
A Seoul court on Monday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 18 months in prison for making false statements during his 2022 election campaign, according to Israeli media. The conviction is separate from Yoon's earlier sentencing in June on charges of orchestrating a drone incursion into North Korean airspace, for which he received a 30-year prison term, as The Zioneer reported on June 12. Yoon also faces additional legal proceedings; a former justice minister and former first lady have been sentenced in related cases.
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