Former Gyeonggi Province Vice Gov. Lee Hwa-young attends a National Assembly audit of the Justice Ministry in Seoul. Photo by Asia Today
June 20 (Asia Today) -- A South Korean court sentenced former Gyeonggi Province Vice Gov. Lee Hwa-young to four months in prison Saturday for falsely telling the National Assembly that prosecutors had provided alcohol during an interrogation.
The Suwon District Court found Lee guilty of violating the law governing testimony and evidence before the National Assembly.
The court, however, acquitted him of violating the Political Funds Act and dismissed an abuse-of-authority charge.
The case was heard as a citizen-participation trial lasting 10 days from June 8. Seven jurors considered the charges before delivering advisory verdicts to the three-judge panel.
