[Dispatch=Reporter Park Hye-jin] A former police officer who leaked investigation information regarding the late actor Lee Seon-gyun has been sentenced to a suspended prison term in the appellate court as well.

The Incheon District Court Criminal Appellate Division 1-1 (Presiding Judge Kim Young-wook) sentenced former Gyeongwi A to imprisonment of one year and two months with a two-year suspended sentence at the appellate hearing on the 10th. An additional 80 hours of community service was also ordered.

Former Gyeongwi A was indicted on charges including disclosure of official secrets. In October 2023, he photographed and leaked an investigation progress report regarding Lee Seon-gyun's drug suspicion case.

The investigation report contained personal information including names, criminal records, and occupations of individuals involved in the case, including Lee Seon-gyun. It also included specific details of the early stage of the investigation.

He was dismissed from office immediately after the case. Former Gyeongwi A filed a lawsuit against the Incheon Police Commissioner seeking to overturn the dismissal, but lost in both the first and second trials. The dismissal became final as he abandoned his appeal.

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