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The presiding judge who handed down a four-year prison sentence to the former First Lady on March 28 has died. The former president's wife was convicted in a trial presided over by the deceased judge. The circumstances surrounding the judge's death were not immediately clear.

After being elected to the Seorabeol High Court in February, he was assigned to the Criminal Division 15, responsible for theft cases, and presided over the second trial of Kim Geon-seok, who was suspected of violating financial market laws.