Lee Hwa-young Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for 'Alcohol Party' Perjury; Acquitted of Political Funds Act Charges

Lee Hwa-young, former Vice Governor for Peace of Gyeonggi Province, who was indicted on charges including perjury before the National Assembly for raising allegations of a "salmon and alcohol party," has been sentenced to four months in prison in the first trial of the longest-running jury trial in South Korean history.
In the sentencing hearing held by the 11th Criminal Division of the Suwon District Court (presided by Judge Song Byeong-hun), the court sentenced the former vice governor to four months in prison for violating the Act on Testimony and Appraisal Before the National Assembly (perjury).
On the other hand, he was acquitted of charges related to the Political Funds Act, and the court dismissed the charges of abuse of power, obstruction of official duties by deception, and violation of the Local Finance Act.
The jurors delivered their verdict to the court after approximately 9 hours and 30 minutes of deliberation, which began around 7:00 PM yesterday (June 19).
The court stated that it determined the sentence by respecting the opinions of the jurors as much as possible.
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