▲ This file photo, taken June 17, 2026, shows Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon arriving at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul to attend his trial on charges of violating the Political Funds Act. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul district court on Wednesday sentenced Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon to a 10 million-won (US$6,750) fine for accepting illegal political funds in connection with opinion poll results he obtained ahead of the 2021 mayoral by-election.

The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence after special counsel Min Joong-ki's team indicted Oh on charges of violating the Political Funds Act in December.

Under the law, elected officials are stripped of their seats if they receive a finalized fine of 1 million won or heavier punishment for violating the Political Funds Act.

In its indictment, Min's team accused Oh of having a political supporter make payments for opinion poll results he allegedly received on 10 occasions from self-proclaimed power broker Myung Tae-kyun ahead of the by-election in April 2021, which he won.

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