Former lawmaker Yoon Kwan-seok, "Democratic Party of Korea's Money Envelope," has been sentenced to two years in prison...Supreme Court's First Judgment

Supreme Court confirms 'money envelope' former lawmaker Yoon Kwan-seok's two-year prison term
Handing Money Envelopes to Fellow Members at Democratic National Convention
First case of Supreme Court ruling...The first and second trials sentenced to two years in prison
"serious crime shaking democracy"...Supreme Court 'Dismisses Appeal'

[Anchor]
Former lawmaker Yoon Kwan-seok has been sentenced to prison in connection with the allegation of a "money envelope" at the party convention involving former and current lawmakers of the Democratic Party of Korea.

The first Supreme Court judgment came out in this case.

I'll connect you to a reporter from the Ministry of Social Affairs to find out more. Reporter Kwon Junsu!

Former lawmaker Yoon's two-year prison sentence in the second trial has been confirmed, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, former lawmaker Yoon has been convicted.

The Supreme Court has confirmed the original ruling, which sentenced Yoon Kwan-seok, a former lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, to two years in prison in an appeal.

Former lawmaker Yoon was put on trial ahead of the Democratic Party National Convention in 2021 on charges of raising 60 million won in funds for fellow lawmakers to win the election of former leader Song Young-gil.

This is the first case in which a sentence has been confirmed by the Supreme Court in the Democratic Party of Korea's money envelope case.

Former lawmaker Yoon received two years in prison in both the first and second trials,
At the time of
the court pointed out that it was a grave crime that shook the roots of democracy.

Former lawmaker Yoon has denied the charges at the trial, but they have not been accepted.

The Supreme Court also dismissed the appeal, saying there was no mistake in misunderstanding the legal principles.

[Anchor]
It will have no choice but to affect the trials of other lawmakers who received money envelopes with former lawmaker Yoon, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the Supreme Court's judgment is interpreted as acknowledging the admissibility of the transcript of the former Democratic Party Secretary-General Lee Jung-geun, which was the beginning of the money envelope case.

Former lawmaker Yoon was found to have delivered envelopes of 3 million won each to members of the same party.

Former lawmakers Lee Sung-man and Lim Jong-sung and Heo Jong-sik of the Democratic Party of Korea were sentenced to suspended prison sentences in the first trial for receiving money envelopes, and are now on trial at an appeals court.

Former CEO Song Young-gil is also scheduled to make a decision next month, and the first trial is expected to be sentenced as early as this year.

The prosecution is continuing its investigation into the alleged receipt of money envelopes.

Six active lawmakers have been notified to attend by the middle of next month.

The prosecution says that since former lawmaker Yoon has been convicted, a face-to-face investigation of other lawmakers is needed for a thorough investigation.

I'm YTN Kwon Junsu from the Ministry of Social Affairs.