Seoul mayor faces 18-month prison request over campaign polls

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• ·Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon speaks to reporters before entering the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday for the final hearing in an illegal poll funding case.
• ·(Yonhap) Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon faced a request for an 18-month prison sentence Wednesday over allegations that he illegally arranged for a supporter to pay for opinion polls during his 2021 mayoral campaign.
• ·The request was made by a special counsel team led by Min Joong-ki during Oh’s final hearing at the Seoul Central District Court.
• ·The team also sought forfeiture of 33 million won ($22,000).
• ·Oh is accused of instructing Kim Han-jung, a supporter, to pay for opinion polls conducted by political broker Myung Tae-kyun in connection with the People Power Party’s nomination process for the 2021 Seoul mayoral by-election.