Yoon Mi-hyang, who embezzled donations, was suspended from prison after four years of indictment.

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Former lawmaker Yoon Mi-hyang, who was accused of embezzling donations for victims of Japanese military Japanese Military Sexual Slavery, has been sentenced to probation.

The conclusion came four years after the prosecution handed over former lawmaker Yoon to trial.

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Reporter Kwon Jun-su, former lawmaker Yoon has been convicted, right?

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Yes, the Supreme Court has confirmed the original ruling that sentenced former lawmaker Yoon Mi-hyang to one and a half years in prison and three years of probation.

Former lawmaker Yoon is accused of embezzling donations that should be used for victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery.

The Supreme Court judged that there was no mistake in the judgment of the court below, misunderstanding the law or omitting the judgment.

Former lawmaker Yoon was indicted in September 2020 on charges of violating the Subsidy Management Act, fraud, and embezzlement.

Since 2011, he has been accused of using corporate account funds from civic groups personally or receiving subsidies from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and local governments by fraudulent means.

In February last year, the first trial recognized 17 million won, which has not been proven to be used, as embezzlement, and fined former lawmaker Yoon 15 million won.

However, in September of the same year, the appeals court recognized 80 million won as embezzlement for work and sentenced him to one and a half years in prison and three years of probation.

At that time, the court pointed out that he had committed embezzlement crimes by defying expectations, even though he knew better than anyone else that donations should be thoroughly managed and used for purpose.

Under the Public Official Election Act, elected officials will be invalidated if they are sentenced to imprisonment or higher.

With no final ruling until the end of his term, former lawmaker Yoon finished his term normally in May.

At the same time, Kim, a former director of the Justice Memory Solidarity who was handed over to trial along with former lawmaker Yoon, was also fined 20 million won.

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