"Election Law Violation" Sancheong County Councilor Lee Younguk Loses Seat ... Fine Sentence Finalized

People Power Party lawmaker Lee Younguk, a member of the Sancheong County Council in South Gyeongsang Province (Samjang, Sicheon, Danseong districts), has ultimately lost his seat following a Supreme Court ruling on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

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According to the legal community on February 9, the First Division of the Supreme Court on February 6 dismissed Assemblyman Lee's appeal in a case where he had been indicted for violating the Public Official Election Act, and finalized the lower court's sentence of a 1.5 million won fine.

According to the court, during the 2024 National Assembly election, Assemblyman Lee stood trial on charges that he printed and distributed to local residents an image imitating a ballot paper on which a specific party candidate's name had been marked.

He was also charged with providing transportation convenience by offering his own vehicle to an election campaign worker for a specific party candidate.

He was sentenced to a 1.5 million won fine in the first trial and went through an appeal and a final appeal, but with the Supreme Court confirming the sentence, he lost his council seat.

Under the Public Official Election Act, if an elected public official is finally sentenced to imprisonment or a fine of 1 million won or more for violating the Act, the election is invalidated.

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