Former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo, who was found guilty of receiving kickbacks from a business tycoon, appealed against the lower court’s ruling, court officials said Thursday.
Late last month, the 66-year-old was sentenced to eight months in jail with probation of two years on charges of taking 30 million won ($25,000) of illegal political funds from a deceased businessman in a high-profile bribery scandal.
Former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo answers questions after being found guilty of corruption charges at Seoul Central District Court on Jan. 29 (Yonhap)
Sung killed himself in April last year amid a prosecutorial probe into the scandal involving government officials and politicians.
Lee stepped down from the post in April last year amid the scandal.
(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
