Supreme Court dismisses Rep. Kwon’s appeal (2026-07-16)

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Supreme Court dismisses Rep. Kwon Seong-dong’s appeal — President Han may face minimum 2-year prison sentence for violating the Political Funds Act? (2026-07-16)

On July 16, 2026, the Supreme Court dismissed Rep. Kwon Seong-dong’s appeal, upholding the appellate court’s ruling of a two-year prison term and a 100 million won fine.

▶ “Yeonhap News TV” article (2026-07-16)

https://www.yonhapnewstv.co.kr/news/MYH20260716114604khX

’통일교 금품수수’ 권성동 징역 2년 확정…의원직 상실

The Special Prosecutor’s Office had sought a four-year prison sentence for Rep. Kwon Seong-dong on charges of violating the Political Funds Act for accepting 100 million won from Yoon Young-ho.

However, the appellate court handed down a two-year prison sentence, and now the Supreme Court has finalized this verdict.

This Supreme Court ruling is likely to have an adverse impact on the trial of President Han Hak-ja as well.

The 27th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge: Woo In-seong), which is handling President Han Hak-ja’s trial, ruled in its first-instance verdict on the Yoon Young-ho case—handed down on January 29, 2026—that “the 100 million won given to Rep. Kwon Seong-dong was taken from President Han’s private room.”

▶ “Chosun Ilbo” article (2026-01-29)

https://www.chosun.com/national/court_law/2026/01/29/YDD7A4N7G5DZLAALOZDMQKRXYI/?utm_source=naver&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=naver-news

[단독] “한학자, ‘국모의 품격’ 거론하며 김건희 목걸이 선물 지시“

Given that Presiding Judge Woo In-seong’s division has determined that “the 100 million won given to Rep. Kwon Seong-dong came from President Han’s private room,” it is highly likely that President Han will also receive a severe sentence for violating the Political Funds Act.

In fact, at the final trial for President Han held on July 10, 2026, the Special Prosecutor sought a five-year prison sentence for violations of the Political Funds Act.

The charges against President Han under the Political Funds Act include not only the 100 million won she allegedly instructed Yoon Young-ho to pass on to Rep. Kwon Seong-dong, but also “split donations” totaling 144 million won.

For this reason, it is highly likely that President Han will receive a harsher sentence than the two-year prison term handed down to Rep. Kwon Seong-dong.

Meanwhile, at the final trial, the Special Prosecutor sought a sentence of one year and six months in prison for Yoon Young-ho for violating the Political Funds Act regarding the “split donations,” separate from the 100 million won he handed over to Rep. Kwon Seong-dong.

However, if the court takes into account Yoon Young-ho’s sincere cooperation with the investigation and trial of this case as a mitigating factor, he may receive a sentence of around six months in prison for the “split donations” charge.

2026-07-16

Choi Jong-keun

[Unification Church Anti-Corruption Monitoring Committee]

*As this document was generated by AI, it may contain typos or mistranslations.

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https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/as2X/783

▶ Scenario drawn up by Jeong Won-ju leaves President Han behind — The silence of the power elite behind the “13-year prison sentence recommendation” (2026-07-11)

https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/ZXsd/1559

▶ The Unification Church leadership’s view: “The 13-year prison sentence recommendation is merely the Special Prosecutor’s opinion” (2026-07-10)

https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/ZXsd/1558

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https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/ZXsd/1556