[Breaking] Im Jongheon Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison with 3 Years Probation in First Trial for 'Abuse of Judicial Administrative Power'

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Im Jong-heon, the former deputy chief of the Judicial Administration Office, who was identified as a key figure in the so-called 'judicial farmhand' allegations, was sentenced to 2 years in prison with a 3-year probation on the 5th in the first trial.

The Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 36-1 (Presiding Judges Kim Hyun-soon, Jo Seung-woo, and Bang Yoon-seop) delivered this verdict at the first trial sentencing hearing for Im's case involving charges such as abuse of authority and obstruction of the exercise of rights.

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