Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison

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Yoon Suk Yeol,World News

A South Korean court says a man who stabbed the country's opposition leader in the neck earlier this year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

FILE - Then South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung leaves a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 10, 2024. A man who stabbed Lee in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, July 5, 2024, court officials said.

The court's public affairs office couldn't immediately confirm details of Friday's verdict. The court didn't disclose the man's identity. Police earlier said he's about 67.

 

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