Daegu District Court Suspends Sentence for Former Official Who Delivered Bribe to Gunwi County Governor Kim Young-man

Daegu District Court. Photo by Joo Cheol-in

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A former public official of Gunwi County who delivered bribes to Kim Young-man, the governor of Gunwi County, Gyeongbuk, was sentenced to probation.

On the 30th, Judge Joo Kyung-tae of the Daegu District Court Criminal Division 1 sentenced A (46), a former Gunwi County Office public official who was arrested and prosecuted on charges of receiving money from a contractor for public works and delivering it to Governor Kim, to 8 months in prison with 2 years of probation.

Judge Joo also sentenced B (72), a relative of Governor Kim who was arrested and prosecuted for participating in the crime (including mediation and acceptance of bribes), to 10 months in prison and a fine of 5 million won, and C (59), an associate, to 10 months in prison and a fine of 45 million won.

A was prosecuted for receiving 200 million won along with a request for help with a private contract from a contractor related to water intake and purification plant construction in the first half of 2016 and delivering it to Governor Kim.

B and others were charged with persuading A not to reveal the truth for Governor Kim and receiving 50 million won from a construction company during the 2018 local election process, which was delivered to Governor Kim as election funds.

Judge Joo stated, "Although the defendants' crimes are serious, I have taken into account their confession and remorse."

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