"Illegal Political Fund" Song Young-gil is sentenced to two years in prison... "Money Envelope" is not guilty.

Former CEO Song Young-gil of 'illegal political funds' sentenced to two years in prison in the first trial

After receiving 760 million won in illegal sponsorship for two years from 2020,

Former Representative Song was arrested in court...Court "Avoidance of the Political Fund Act"

[Anchor]
Former Democratic Party Chairman Song Young-gil was sentenced to two years in prison in the first trial and arrested in court for receiving illegal donations for political activities.

However, a judgment was made not guilty of the allegation of money envelopes at the Democratic National Convention, which triggered the investigation.

I'll connect you to a reporter and find out more.

Reporter Kwon Jun-su, please tell us the details of the first trial sentence of former CEO Song.

[Reporter]
Yes, former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil, who is accused of receiving illegal political funds in the name of donations through a research institute that supports his political activities, was sentenced to two years in prison in the first trial.The amount of money that former CEO

Song has been sponsored for nearly two years since January 2020 is a whopping 763 million won, more than five times the annual limit of 150 million won set by the Political Fund Act.

The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Song to two years in prison in the first trial for violating the Political Fund Act and arrested him in court.

The court avoided the provisions of the Political Fund Act by using research institutes created for the public interest, such as non-profit corporations,
We judged that former representative Song
had a history of receiving political funds and being punished in the past, so he must have been well aware of the damage caused by breaking the law.

He also pointed out that during the trial, he denied the charges and did not show remorse, including not knowing the contents of the donation.

[Anchor]
The suspicion of money envelopes at the Democratic National Convention, which led to the investigation, was found not guilty, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, today's sentence found him not guilty of allegations of "spreading money envelopes" at the Democratic National Convention.

Most of the evidence presented by the prosecution was illegally collected, and they believed that they lost their ability to prove the charges.Former leader

Song was accused of spraying envelopes containing 60 million won to lawmakers and others in the party to be elected as party leader at the 2021 Democratic National Convention,
While appearing in court today, CEO Song
denied the charges, saying that there has been no direct evidence regarding the money envelope allegations during more than 30 trials.

In the final trial, the prosecution demanded nine years in prison and a fine of 100 million won, saying CEO Song, the largest beneficiary of the case and the final decision maker, should bear the biggest criminal responsibility.

Prosecutors are also continuing their investigation into six other active opposition lawmakers suspected of receiving envelopes of money.

So far, I'm YTN Kwon Junsu at the Seoul Central District Court.