The court has accepted the bail application of Myung Tae-kyun, a political broker who was sentenced to prison for providing free opinion polls to former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
On August 24, the Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 7, led by Judge Koo Hoe-geun, granted Myung's bail request.
The court determined that the necessity for bail was justified after considering various circumstances.
However, conditions were imposed, including a prohibition on contacting related parties and conducting media interviews. Myung is also required to appear at designated times and locations when summoned by the court, and must obtain prior approval for any travel lasting three days or more.
On August 20, Myung's legal team argued that there was no risk of evidence destruction and requested that he be allowed to stand trial without detention.
Myung is expected to be released as early as tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, he was indicted for providing a total of 58 opinion polls worth approximately 270 million won to the former president and his wife for free between June 2021 and March 2022.
The first trial court ruled that 14 of the polls, which Myung directly delivered to Yoon, constituted political donations, sentencing him to 1.5 years in prison.
Yoon was sentenced to two years in prison for receiving the free polls.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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