# Seoul court upholds ex-president Yoon’s election conviction

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/seoul-court-upholds-ex-president-yoons-election-conviction/
- Published: 2026-11-04T08:28:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T03:42:58+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-court-yoon-suk-yeol-election-conviction-6523166
- Topics: Asia, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Court upholds Yoon’s suspended sentence for election disinformation.
- His former party may have to repay US$29.6 million.
- Yoon’s lawyers plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.

## Summary

A South Korean appeals court upheld former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s 18-month suspended sentence for making false statements during his 2022 election campaign. The ruling reinforces the consequences of election misinformation and could require his former party to repay public campaign funds.

The court found Yoon violated election laws, including by making false claims about his ties to a shaman; his lawyers called the decision unjust and said they would appeal to the Supreme Court. If it stands, the People Power Party could have to return 39.7 billion won, about US$29.6 million, roughly one-third of its assets, and Yoon’s election victory could be invalidated. Yoon has also been sentenced to life imprisonment for insurrection over his 2024 martial law attempt.

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