Lawmaker sentenced to 2 1/2 yrs in prison over cash-for-nomination scandal

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SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul district court on Wednesday sentenced independent lawmaker Kang Sun-woo to 2 1/2 years in prison on charges of receiving money in exchange for an election nomination.

The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence for Kang, formerly a member of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), also ordering her to forfeit 100 million won (US$75,000).

Kang was indicted on charges of accepting 100 million won from former Seoul city councilor Kim Kyung in January 2022 in exchange for a DP nomination ahead of the local elections that year.

Kang served as a member of the DP's nomination committee for Seoul city councilors at the time. Kim was selected as a DP nominee and was elected in the 2022 local elections.

The court sentenced Kim to one year in prison and a former aide to Rep. Kang to an eight-month prison term, suspended for two years, for arranging the meeting between Kang and Kim.

The court ruled the defendants exchanged illegal political funds, adding their actions undermined election fairness and "severely" damaged the public's trust.

Kang left the DP at the start of this year, shortly after the scandal surfaced following the disclosure of a recording in which Kang can be heard discussing the money with former DP floor leader Kim Byung-kee.

Rep. Kang Sun-woo, an independent, responds to reporters' questions as she appears for her trial on charges of violating the Political Funds Act at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Oct. 14, 2026. (Yonhap)

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Lawmaker sentenced to 2 1/2 yrs in prison over cash-for-nomination scandal

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首尔，10月14日（韩联社）——首尔地方法院周三判处独立议员姜善宇2年半有期徒刑，罪名是收受金钱以换取选举提名。

首尔中央地方法院对曾是执政党共同民主党（DP）成员的姜某作出判决，并责令其没收1亿韩元（约合7.5万美元）。

康某被指控于 2022 年 1 月从前首尔市议员金京处收受 1 亿韩元，以换取在当年地方选举中获得民主党提名。

当时，姜某担任民主党首尔市议员提名委员会成员。金某被选为民主党候选人，并在2022年地方选举中当选。

法院判处金某一年有期徒刑，并判处康议员的一名前助手八个月有期徒刑，缓刑两年，罪名是安排康议员与金某会面。

法院裁定被告交换非法政治资金，并补充说他们的行为破坏了选举的公正性，严重损害了公众的信任。

今年年初，康某因一段录音曝光而离开民主党。录音中，康某与前民主党党团领袖金炳基讨论金钱丑闻。

2026年10月14日，独立议员姜善宇在首尔中央地方法院出庭受审，她被控违反《政治资金法》。在庭审中，姜善宇回答了记者的提问。（韩联社）

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