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(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Kang-il = Judge Lee Seong-wook, who is the 11th independent criminal of the Daegu District Court, was sentenced to one year in prison for former Samsung Lions pitcher Yoon Seong-hwan, who was arrested and indicted on the 14th for participating in match-fixing for money (violation of the National Sports Promotion Act). A fine of 235 million won was imposed.
Yoon Seong-hwan was tried on charges of receiving 500 million won from an acquaintance in September last year, along with a request from an acquaintance, “Please allow the opposing team to walk in the first inning during the weekend game and manipulate the match by conceding more than a certain number of points before the 4th inning.” was handed over to
Earlier, the prosecution had asked for two years in prison and a fine of 23.5 million won for Yoon Seong-hwan at the decision trial last month.
Judge Lee said, “The accused undermines the objectivity and fairness of professional sports, causing disappointment and a sense of betrayal to the public, resulting in a poor quality of crime and a high possibility of criticism.”
He added, “Severe punishment is inevitable, but the fact that he admits and reflects on his mistakes, that the match-fixing did not take place because he was unable to participate in the match that was scheduled for match-fixing, and that he lost everything as a baseball player,” he added.
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