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Ex-Vice Gyeonggi Governor Found Guilty of Perjury over Claims of 'Drinking Party' During Interrogation

Summary by The Korea Times
SUWON — A regional court on Saturday found a former vice governor of Gyeonggi Province guilty of perjury for falsely testifying to parliament that...

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Former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor for Peace Lee Hwa-young, who was indicted on charges including perjury before the National Assembly for raising suspicions regarding a 'salmon drinking party,' was sentenced to four months in prison in the first trial of the longest-ever citizen participation trial. The politician indicted along with him

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On the 19th, the prosecution requested a sentence of two years in prison and a fine of 5 million won in a citizen participation trial regarding former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor for Peace Lee Hwa-young's charges of perjury at a "salmon drinking party." The Suwon District Court Criminal Division 11 (Presiding Judge Song Byeong-hun) held the final hearing for the case involving former Vice Governor Lee, including charges of violating the Nati…

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조선일보 broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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