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A Seoul court on Friday sentenced a former head of a government public relations agency to 18 months in prison for receiving illegal political funds.
The Seoul Southern District Court handed down the ruling for Kim Chang-ho, the former head of the Government Information Agency.
Kim was also ordered to forfeit 629 million won ($554,000) of the bribes he received from Lee Chul, head of Value Invest Korea, a local investment company, between 2012 and 2014.
Kim was not immediately reached for comment.
Kim headed the Government Information Agency from 2005 to 2008. (Yonhap)
The Seoul Southern District Court handed down the ruling for Kim Chang-ho, the former head of the Government Information Agency.
Kim was also ordered to forfeit 629 million won ($554,000) of the bribes he received from Lee Chul, head of Value Invest Korea, a local investment company, between 2012 and 2014.
Kim was not immediately reached for comment.
Kim headed the Government Information Agency from 2005 to 2008. (Yonhap)
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