South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term by a court in Seoul. The court found that Lee made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign. The ruling could potentially unseat Lee as a lawmaker and prevent him from running for president in the next election.
Lee plans to appeal the verdict, which sentenced him to one year in prison, suspended for two years. Under South Korean law, receiving a penalty exceeding a 1 million won fine for election law violations or any prison sentence for other crimes would result in losing his legislative seat and being barred from running in elections for five years.
