Breaking News: Special Counsel Appeals Kim Keon-hee's 4-Year Sentence

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By Nam Yun-jung
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Yonhap News - Seoul Economic Daily Society News from South Korea
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The special counsel appealed the four-year prison sentence handed down to Kim Keon-hee in her second-trial ruling. The special counsel also appealed the one-year-and-six-month sentence given to Yoon Young-ho.

Original reporting by Nam Yun-jung for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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