South Korea court gives ex-President Yoon suspended jail term for violating election law

The ‌sentence, if ‌upheld through appeals, could force former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s People Power ‌Party to return 39.7 billion won ⁠in election expenses. (Reuters)
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Updated 27 July 2026
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South Korea court gives ex-President Yoon suspended jail term for violating election law

  • Yoon guilty of violating the election law by making false ⁠statements during ‌his ‌2022 presidential campaign

SEOUL: A South Korean court on Monday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 18 months ‌in ‌prison, suspended for ‌three ⁠years, after finding him ⁠guilty of violating the election law by making false ⁠statements during ‌his ‌2022 presidential campaign.
The ‌sentence, if ‌upheld through appeals, could force Yoon’s People Power ‌Party to return 39.7 billion won ($27.1 ⁠million) ⁠in election expenses reimbursed by the National Election Commission following his presidential election victory.