DP leader receives suspended jail term for election law violations

Lee Jae-myung (C), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), exits the Seoul Central District Court on Nov. 15, 2024, after being sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, for making false statements during the 2022 presidential campaign as the DP candidate. If upheld, the ruling will strip him of his parliamentary seat and bar him from running in the 2027 presidential election. (Yonhap)

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