Key facts
- Appellate sentencing for former President Yoon Suk Yeol will be broadcast live.
- The ruling could force the People Power Party to return $29.7 million in election expenses.
- Yoon received a suspended 18-month prison sentence in July for election law violations.
- The PPP must repay 39.7 billion won if the sentence is finalized.
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul High Court will broadcast live next week's sentencing hearing for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over election law violation charges. The ruling, scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m., could compel the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) to return nearly $30 million in reimbursed election expenses. Yoon was previously sentenced in July to a suspended 18-month prison term for making false statements during his 2022 presidential campaign. If the appeals court upholds this sentence and it is finalized, the PPP would be required to repay 39.7 billion won ($29.7 million) to the state.