Former lawmaker Kwak Sang-do appears at the Seoul High Court in the capital on Sept. 1, 2026, to attend a hearing of his appellate trial over an allegation of accepting bribes in the form of severance pay for his son from Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, an asset firm at the center of a massive development corruption scandal. A lower court acquitted him of the charge. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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