Final Judgment on 'Comment Manipulation' Kim Kyung-soo at Supreme Court... Special Prosecutor Submits Appeal Petition

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The case of Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, who was sentenced to prison in the appellate court on charges of 'manipulating public opinion through comments,' is set to receive a final judgment from the Supreme Court.

According to the legal community on the 10th, the special prosecutor team led by Heo Ik-beom submitted a notice of appeal to the Criminal Division 2 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Ham Sang-hoon, Kim Min-ki, Ha Tae-han).

Earlier, on the 7th, the Seoul High Court sentenced Governor Kim to two years in prison on charges of computer-related obstruction of business, but acquitted him of the public official election law violation charges that were found guilty in the first trial. In response, Governor Kim also announced plans to appeal the appellate court's decision, which recognized some of the charges as guilty.

Meanwhile, Governor Kim was prosecuted on charges of conspiring with the 'Druking' group to manipulate 88,401,200 signals of likes and dislikes on 1,188,800 comments attached to about 76,000 articles on portal sites from December 4, 2016, to February 1, 2018.

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