1st Trial Ruling on Yoon's Alleged False Statement in Presidential Campaign Tomorrow... Will PPP Have to Return 39.7 Billion Won?

The Seoul Central District Court is scheduled to deliver its first-instance ruling tomorrow, July 27, at 2:00 p.m. regarding former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

Former President Yoon was indicted last December on charges including making false statements during a Kwanhun Club-hosted debate on December 14, 2021, while he was a presidential candidate, to the effect that he "never introduced lawyer Lee to former Yongsan Tax Office Chief Yoon Woo-jin."

If former President Yoon receives a finalized sentence of a fine of 1 million won or more in this case, the People Power Party (PPP) will be required to return 39.7 billion won to the National Election Commission, which includes election expenses reimbursed during the presidential campaign.
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