(LEAD) Appeals court upholds ex-President Yoon's suspended prison term in election law trial

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a suspended priso...

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This file photo, taken Sept. 26, 2025, shows former President Yoon Suk Yeol entering a court room at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a suspended prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for violating the election law in a high-stakes trial that puts the main opposition party at risk of returning nearly US$30 million in election expenses.

The Seoul High Court confirmed a lower court's sentence of 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for Yoon on charges of making false statements as a presidential candidate for the People Power Party (PPP) before his March 2022 election.

If Yoon's conviction is finalized with a fine of at least 1 million won ($750) or a prison term, his election will be nullified and the PPP will be required to return the 39.7 billion won it was reimbursed in campaign expenses under the election law.

This file photo, taken Sept. 26, 2025, shows former President Yoon Suk Yeol entering a court room at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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