Seoul: A special counsel team on Wednesday demanded a four-year prison term for opposition lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Kweon, a member of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), is accused of receiving 100 million won (US$67,570) in 2022. The funds were allegedly given in exchange for his assistance in securing favors for the Unification Church following the presidential election of then PPP candidate Yoon Suk Yeol later that year.
Kweon was known as one of Yoon's close confidants.