Former President of Audit Association and Lawmaker Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in Cash Envelope Distribution

Kang Rae-gu, former president of the Audit Association, was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison.
Independent Rep. Yoon Kwan-seok
Independent lawmaker Yoon Kwan-seok and former Korea Audit Association president Kang Rae-gu, who were tried for their alleged involvement in distributing cash envelopes at the national convention of the Democratic Party of Korea, were sentenced to prison in the first process. The court’s first ruling came about nine months after prosecutors launched a large-scale investigation in April last year. According to the National Assembly Law, a member of the National Assembly sentenced to imprisonment or a heavier punishment loses his seat. As a result, if the ruling is upheld by the Supreme Court, Congressman Yoon will lose his seat as a member of the National Assembly. Kang Rae-gu, former president of the Korea Audit Association, is making the move after finishing the morning hearing for the decision held on the 18th at the Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. 2023.12.18. News
On the 31st, the 21-2 Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (chief judges Kim Jeong-gon, Kim Mi-kyung and Heo Gyeong-moo) sentenced Congressman Yoon, accused of violating the Political Party Law, to two years in prison. Former President Kang, who was also indicted, was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison and paid a fine of 6 million won and an additional fine of 3 million won. Last month, the prosecution requested that Congressman Yoon be sentenced to five years in prison. Former President Kang was sentenced to one year in prison for violating the Political Funds Law and asked for two years in prison, a fine of 10 million won, and an additional fine of 3 million won on charges such as bribery in violation of the Political Fund Act.

Congressman Yoon is accused of receiving a total of 60 million won from primary campaign officials for the purpose of providing it to active legislators to elect former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil in late April of the same year ahead of the 2021 democratic elections. National Convention. Former President Kang is accused of proposing to distribute envelopes containing 500,000 won to heads of regional headquarters and others, and is also accused of receiving 10 million won from independent lawmaker Lee Seong-man (then a member of the Democratic Party) under the pretext of providing them to heads of regional headquarters.

Suspicions about the Democratic Party’s “money bag”.

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