"This is a conclusion that's impossible to accept," said Lee, announcing that he would be appealing the verdict. "There are still two more courts left in the real world, and the courts of public opinion and history are eternal."
Prosecutors argued that Lee made dishonest claims in order to distance himself from the Seongnam land development controversies, and the court agreed that he had spread false information which may have prevented voters from making an informed choice in the election.
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