Ex-finance minister gets 5 years in prison for bribery
Social affairsJun 29, 2018
A Seoul court sentenced former Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan to five years in prison on Friday for taking bribes from the spy agency while in office. The Seoul Central District Court also ordered Choi, who is currently a lawmaker of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party and is close to ousted President Park Geun-hye, to forfeit 100 million won ($89,200) and pay 150 million won in fines. Choi was arrested in January for accepting 100 million won from the National Intelligence Service in Octo