Special counsel seeks 4 year prison term for ex-President Yoon in 'free opinion poll' case

A special counsel team on Tuesday sought a four-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of accepting free polling services from the self-described political broker Myung Tae-kyun. Yoon was indicted on allegations that he received the results of 58 opinion polls worth 270 million won ($181,000) free of charge from Myung between April 2021 and March 2022. The team led by special counsel Min Joong-ki also sought forfeiture of 137.2 million won, saying the case undermined repr

By The Korea Herald