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An executive-level public official who received 20 million won worth of fishery products as a bribe from stakeholders saying that he would receive budget allocations and subsidies was sentenced to prison.
Today (12th), Incheon District Court Criminal Division 14 (Chief Judge Ryu Gyeong-jin) sentenced 1 year and 6 months in prison and 2 fines to Mr. He was sentenced to ten million won and imprisoned in court.
Mr. A is accused of receiving a total of 28 million won worth of seafood 153 times, including abalone and skates, from 23 people, including fishermen and fishermen in the island area under jurisdiction, while working at Ongjin-gun Office in Incheon City from January 2017 to October 2020. receive.
He received various seafood from local fishermen, saying, 'I will give you subsidies for marine and fisheries,' and then exchanged it for cash at a raw fish restaurant he visited often or used it for dinner.
In addition, it is known that Mr. A also received and took care of the fishery products handed over by the staff of the Fisheries Cooperative, saying, "Please receive subsidies for budget allocation and building renovation."
In fact, it turned out that he instructed the staff in charge of the subsidy project so that the benefits returned to those who gave the fishery products, and helped the illegal fishing boats that were caught by the fishing guide boats go unpunished.
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Mr. A, who stood in court due to this, said, "I admit all the facts of the bribery crime."
However, Mr. A's lawyer said, "Since I received bribes as goods, the evaluation of the amount was wrong." , We obtained data related to the price of seafood at the time and are preparing for a trial.”
Despite these defenses, the prosecution asked for three years in prison for Mr. A at the decision trial held on the 1st of last month.
In response, Mr. A appealed, "As a public official, I am sorry for causing controversy and reflect on it." "If you treat me favorably, I will live while serving society." However, if you strictly impose criminal responsibility, it is too harsh."
The judge, who looked at the case, pointed out that "the accused had received bribes over a long period of time," and explained the reason for the sentencing, saying, "The defendant has no history of criminal punishment in the past, but the fact that the crime was not light was taken into account."