'Seong Wanjong List Not Guilty' Former Prime Minister Lee Wan-gu, 6.19 Million KRW Criminal Compensation
[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] It was belatedly confirmed on the 18th that former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo, who was acquitted in the trial over the 'Sung Wan-jong list suspicion' case, received a court decision for compensation payment.
According to the court on that day, the Criminal Division 13 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Koo Hoe-geun, Lee Jun-young, Choi Sung-bo) decided on the 5th to pay former Prime Minister Lee, who was indicted for violating the Political Funds Act and acquitted, criminal compensation of 6.19 million won.
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Criminal compensation is a system where the state compensates the trial costs incurred by a party in a criminal trial when a not guilty verdict is finalized. Former Prime Minister Lee was indicted in July 2015 on charges of receiving money and valuables from the late Sung Wan-jong, former chairman of Kyungnam Enterprises, ahead of the National Assembly by-election, and was acquitted by the Supreme Court in December 2017.
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