Lee Wan-koo

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Charge:	Bribery (including public corruption)
Sentence:	8 months suspended for 2 years
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Year Crime:	2013
Year Convicted:	2015
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Republic of Korea (South Korea)
County or Region of Crime:	South Gyeongsang
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Lee Wan-koo, South Korea's former prime minister, was wrongly convicted in 2015 of receiving 30 million won (US$27,000) in bribes from the chairman of a construction company that was involved in a lobbying scandal in April 2013. After Wan-koo was convicted he was sentenced to 8 months in prison suspended for two years of lawful behavior. On September 27, 2016 the Seoul High Court overturned Wan-koo's conviction and ordered his acquittal for two reasons: the statute of limitations had expired; and, prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, because the key evidence was from a witness who harbored anger towards the Wan-koo and he committed suicide on April 9, 2016 hours before a hearing to determine the legality of his arrest regarding embezzlement charges."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On September 27, 2016 the Seoul High Court overturned Wan-koo's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Appeals court overturns conviction of ex-PM over bribery, Yonhap News Agency, September 27, 2016"
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Lee Wan-koo

Charge:

Bribery (including public corruption)

Sentence:

8 months suspended for 2 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2013

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

County or Region of Crime:

South Gyeongsang

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On September 27, 2016 the Seoul High Court overturned Wan-koo's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

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Male

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"Appeals court overturns conviction of ex-PM over bribery, Yonhap News Agency, September 27, 2016"

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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/09/27/0301000000AEN20160927006300315.html

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