Former Rep. Sohn Hye-won, a former lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, was sentenced to 18 months in jail by a Seoul district court Wednesday for using insider information, and other people’s names, to buy houses in Mokpo, South Jeolla. The area had been designated as Korea’s modern cultural legacy site. [PARK YONG-SEOK]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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