Appeals court sentences Rep. Kweon to 2-year prison term over funds from Unification Church

Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party attends the first hearing of his trial at the Seoul Central District Court over allegations of receiving illegal political funds from the Unification Church, Nov. 3. Yonhap

An appeals court on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church.

The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence after finding him guilty of accepting 100 million won ($68,000) from a church official seeking favors from the former administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The sentence matched the ruling of a lower court in January.

Source: Korea Times News