Kang Yong-seok, the second trial of "providing money and valuables for local elections," is also suspended from prison.

Lawyer Kang Yong-seok, who is accused of providing money and valuables in return for his campaign ahead of the June 1 local elections in 2022, was also sentenced to probation of prison in the appellate court.

The Suwon High Court maintained the original trial, which sentenced lawyer Kang to one and a half years in prison and three years of probation.Lawyer Kang

was put on trial for paying part of the 660 million won he gave to a company run by his brother-in-law ahead of the Gyeonggi-do governor's election.

In addition, he is accused of unfairly paying 3 million won to an employee of the Horizontal Sero Research Institute, a YouTube channel that worked on SNS campaigns.Former MBC reporter Kim Se-eui, who was put on trial for providing millions of won to YouTube performers and others in exchange for lawyer

Kang's campaign, was also fined 4 million won as in the first trial.