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By KH디지털2Published : Aug. 21, 2015 - 16:32
An appeals court on Friday upheld a five-year jail sentence for a ruling party lawmaker for taking bribes from a railway parts supplier in exchange for business favors.
The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence to Cho Hyun-ryong of the ruling Saenuri Party. Cho was convicted of taking 160 million won ($146,000) from the head of Sampyo E&C between December 2011 and July 2014.
The 70-year-old lawmaker was also ordered to pay a fine of 60 million won and forfeit an additional 160 million won.
Cho will be stripped of his parliamentary seat if the verdict is confirmed by the Supreme Court.
Cho was not immediately reached for comment. (Yonhap)
