Opposition leader handed suspended jail term

South Korea: opposition leader handed suspended jail term
Lee Jae-myung was found guilty of breaching electoral rules by making false claims during the 2022 South Korean presidential election. The 60-year-old intends to appeal.
South Korea Opposition Leader Convicted of Violating Election Law, Yonhap Reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court convicted on Friday main opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung on charges of violating the election law, handing him a one-year prison sentence suspended for two years, the Yonhap news agency reported. Lee said after the hearing that he would appeal the court's decision.
South Korean Opposition Leader Found Guilty of Election Crime
A South Korean court on Friday convicted the country’s opposition leader of violating election laws, casting a shadow over the political prospects of a man who has been considered a top contender to be the nation’s next president.
South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign.
South Korea’s opposition leader convicted of violating election law
Lee Jae-myung may lose his seat in Parliament and faces a five-year ban from politics. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A South Korean court sentences opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to a suspended prison term for violating election law
A South Korean court sentences opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to a suspended prison term for violating election law
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A South Korean court handed the country's opposition leader a suspended prison sentence Friday for violating election laws -- a ruling that may prevent him from running in the next presidential election.
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