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Lee Soo-jeong loses appeal over false election post, report says

The professor and conservative party official sought leniency over the potential impact on her graduate students, but the court upheld a fine carrying disqualification from public office.

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An appeals court has upheld Lee Soo-jeong's conviction for sharing false information about Lee Jae-myung's sons' military exemptions, according to South Korea's Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

The report says the Suwon High Court dismissed her appeal and retained a 3 million won fine, a sentence carrying the loss of eligibility to run for public office. Lee indicated that she might appeal to the Supreme Court.

Lee, a forensic psychology professor at Kyonggi University and a local committee chair for the conservative People Power Party, had asked the court to consider her graduate students. She said that if the conviction became final and she were dismissed from the university, students writing their theses in her laboratory would be left without an adviser. The report does not announce a university dismissal.

According to the report's account of the judgment, the court found that she shared the Facebook post while aware its contents could be false, intending to hinder Lee Jae-myung's presidential candidacy. He has served as South Korea's president since 2025.

The court rejected her request for a lighter punishment, noting that the fine was already below the standard minimum of 5 million won, the broadcaster reports.

Speaking to reporters, Lee expressed disappointment, saying she had deleted the post and apologized three times. The report also displays her earlier explanation that she briefly shared information circulating online and removed it after learning it was wrong. The court nevertheless found the conduct intentional, according to the broadcast.

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