[Breaking] Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 2 years over free polls, nomination deal

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for accepting free political polling services during his presidential campaign.

The Seoul Central District Court found him guilty of violating the Political Funds Act, recognizing 14 surveys worth 27.92 million won ($18,600) provided by political broker Myung Tae-kyun.

The court also ruled that Yoon had promised to help secure the ruling party’s nomination of former lawmaker Kim Young-sun in return.

“Opinion polls can inf ...