韩国首尔中央地方法院于2026年7月27日对前总统尹锡悦违反《公职选举法》案作出一审判决，判处有期徒刑1年6个月、缓刑3年，并处以100万韩元以上罚款[1]。法院认定尹锡悦在2022年1月采访中谎称与算命师的关系，以及在2021年12月记者会上否认曾为被调查的税务官员介绍律师[2]。法院判定这些虚假陈述可能影响选民对候选人的"公平判断"[2]。
若判决被韩国最高法院确认，尹锡悦2022年当选韩国总统将被视为无效[1]。作为判决后果，尹锡悦所属的国民力量党需退还约397亿韩元的选举资金[1]。尹锡悦已否认指控并计划上诉[2]。这是尹锡悦面临的七项刑事案件之一[2]。
Seoul Central District Court delivered its first-instance verdict against former President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, sentencing him to 18 months imprisonment with a three-year suspension [1][2]. The court determined that Yoon made false statements during his 2022 presidential campaign, specifically denying in a January 2022 interview his relationship with a fortune teller and claiming in a December 2021 press conference that he had not introduced a lawyer to a tax official under investigation [2].
Should the verdict be upheld by South Korea's Supreme Court, Yoon's election as president in 2022 will be deemed invalid [1]. Additionally, his conservative party, the People Power Party, will be required to return approximately 3.97 billion won in government election subsidies [1][2]. Yoon has denied the allegations and plans to appeal the decision [2]. This case represents one of seven criminal proceedings he currently faces [2].