Former Special Counsel Park Young-soo, who was indicted on charges of receiving campaign funds for the Korean Bar Association presidential election from attorney Nam Wook, a private developer in the Daejang-dong project, received a reduced sentence in his second-trial appeal.
Regarding the so-called "50 billion won club" allegation that he was promised 5 billion won in exchange for favors related to the Daejang-dong project, he was acquitted, maintaining the same ruling as the first trial.
On October 21, Criminal Division 15-2 of the Seoul High Court sentenced the former special counsel, who was tried on charges including accepting bribes under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes, to six years in prison, a fine of 200 million won, and a forfeiture of 200 million won.
In the first trial, Park was previously sentenced to seven years in prison, a fine of 500 million won, and a forfeiture of 150 million won.
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