Daegu District Court Sentences Former Gyeongbuk Sangju Party Committee Chairman and Mayor to 2 Years Probation for Exchanging 100 Million Won

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Criminal Division of Sangju Branch of Daegu District Court (Presiding Judge Kwon Seong-woo) on the 10th sentenced Park Young-moon, former chairman of the Liberty Korea Party's Sangju, Uiseong, Gunwi, and Cheongsong district committee in Gyeongbuk, who was indicted for receiving illegal political funds (violation of the Political Funds Act), to one year in prison with a two-year probation and a fine of 150 million won.

Additionally, Hwang Cheon-mo, former mayor of Sangju City, who was indicted for giving money to former chairman Park, was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year probation.

Former chairman Park was tried without detention on charges of receiving 100 million won in political funds from former mayor Hwang, who was selected as the Liberty Korea Party candidate about a month before the June 13, 2018 local elections. Previously, the prosecution requested a one-year prison sentence for each of the two defendants during the sentencing hearing.

The court explained the sentencing rationale, stating, "Although the defendants claim the money was for election funds, it is judged to be illegal political funds. However, former chairman Park did not use the money for personal purposes, and former mayor Hwang provided the money considering that the district committee needed funds."

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