[Breaking] Kim Tae-woo, Mayor of Seoul Gangseo-gu, Sentenced to Prison with Probation Confirmed... Loses Mayoral Position
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The Supreme Court's First Division (Presiding Justice Park Jeong-hwa) on the 18th upheld the original ruling sentencing Kim Tae-woo, Mayor of Seoul Gangseo District Office, to one year in prison with a two-year probation in the final appeal trial. Kim was charged with leaking official secrets he learned during his time as a member of the Blue House's special inspection team.
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For elected officials, if they are convicted of violating election laws and sentenced to a fine of 1 million won or more, or if they receive a prison sentence or higher for other charges, they lose their position.
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