Prosecutors sentence Song Young-gil to nine years in prison for "the peak suspicion of money envelopes."

Prosecutors have demanded a heavy sentence for Song Young-gil, former chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is considered the pinnacle of the suspicion of spreading money envelopes at the Democratic Party of Korea

The prosecution asked the court to sentence former representative Song to six years in prison for violating the Political Fund Act and bribery charges and three years in prison for violating the party law at the Seoul Central District Court today (6th).

The prosecution noted that former lawmaker Yoon Kwan-seok and others were recently convicted, stressing that Song should bear the greatest criminal responsibility as the largest beneficiary of the case and the final decision maker.Former leader

Song is accused of intervening in the process of distributing money envelopes containing some 60 million won to lawmakers and others in the party in order to be elected as party leader at the 2021 Democratic Party of Korea National Convention.

In addition, he is accused of receiving 760 million won in illegal political funds through the Peace and Living Problem Research Institute, a neighboring organization, and 40 million won of them was accepted as bribes.