Former President Yoon Gets Two Years in Prison

前總統尹錫悅被判處兩年有期徒刑

Jul 13, 2026, 12:23
South KoreaPolitics

Introduction

A court in Seoul said former President Yoon Suk Yeol must go to prison for two years. He took illegal help with political polls.

首爾的一家法院表示，前總統尹錫悅必須入獄兩年。他在政治民調中獲取了非法協助。

Main Body

Yoon took 14 polls from a man named Myung Tae-kyun. These polls cost 270 million won. Yoon gave Myung a political favor in return. The court says this is bad for democracy.

尹錫悅向一名叫明泰昆的人進行了14次民調。這些民調花費了2.7億韓元。作為回報，尹錫悅給予了明泰昆政治上的好處。法院表示這對民主有害。

Yoon has many other legal problems. He tried to start martial law in December 2024 and failed. Now he has other long prison sentences for treason and other crimes.

尹錫悅還有許多其他法律問題。他試圖在2024年12月實施戒嚴但以失敗告終。現在他因叛國罪及其他罪行而面臨其他較長的刑期。

Yoon's lawyers say the court has no proof. However, the court says he must pay 13.96 million won. His wife did not get a prison sentence for this.

尹錫悅的律師稱法院沒有證據。然而，法院判定他必須支付1396萬韓元。他的妻子則未因此被判處監禁。

Conclusion

Yoon is in jail now. He wants to fight these court decisions.

尹錫悅目前在獄中。他希望對這些法院判決提出抗辯。

Vocabulary Learning

🛑 ACTION WORDS (The Past)

Look at how the story tells us things that already happened. These words usually end in -ed, but some change completely.

  • Regular (Just add -ed):

    • fail →\rightarrow failed

  • Irregular (The word changes):

    • take →\rightarrow took
    • give →\rightarrow gave
    • say →\rightarrow said
    • do/get →\rightarrow did/got

💰 MONEY TALK

In English, we put the number and amount before the currency.

Number+extCurrency=extPrice\text{Number} + ext{Currency} = ext{Price}

  • 270 million won\text{won}
  • 13.96 million won\text{won}

Tip: Always put the money word at the end!

Vocabulary Learning

illegal (adj.)
Against the law; not allowed by the government.
Example:It is illegal to drive a car without a license.
polls (n.)
A survey of people's opinions or votes.
Example:The political polls show who might win the election.
favor (n.)
A kind act done for someone, often to help them.
Example:Can you do me a favor and help me move this table?
democracy (n.)
A system of government where people choose their leaders by voting.
Example:In a democracy, every citizen has a vote.
martial law (n.)
Direct control of a country by the military during an emergency.
Example:The government declared martial law to stop the riots.
treason (n.)
The crime of betraying your own country.
Example:The spy was arrested for treason.
proof (n.)
Information or facts that show something is true.
Example:The police have proof that he stole the money.
decisions (n.)
Choices made after thinking carefully.
Example:The judge makes important decisions in court.
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