section_path: Aftermath/Trial of Park In-geun
section_name: Trial of Park In-geun
paragraph_text: Trial of Park In-geun
  
  Park In-geun was prosecuted on several charges including embezzlement and illegal confinement. On June 23, 1987, the Ulsan District Court initially ruled Park guilty on all charges and sentenced him to ten years in imprisonment and a 681 million won fine. On November 27, 1987, however, the Daegu High Court dropped Park's charges of daytime imprisonment after an appeal was made, and the sentence was lowered to four years. On March 8, 1988, a second appeal at the Supreme Court of Korea ruled Park not guilty on all charges of illegal confinement. While a remanded case by the Daegu High Court once again ruled Park guilty of unlawful night-time imprisonment, the Supreme Court retained its ruling on a third appeal. A final ruling by the Daegu High Court during the case's second remand ultimately ruled Park not guilty of all imprisonment charges, including both daytime and night-time imprisonment, on March 15, 1989, and declared a final sentence of two-and-a-half years in prison. One final appeal was made to the case by the prosecution, but it was dismissed by the Supreme Court on July 11.
  
  The prosecution, which originally sought a fifteen-year sentence and a fine amassing around 600 million won, was put under pressure by the Chun Doo-hwan administration. While the incident initially sparked public outrage, public interest faded away from the case due to cover-up efforts by the military regime and the subsequent death of student activist Park Jong-chul.
  
  Park In-geun was eventually sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, not for the human rights abuses at Brothers, but for embezzlement and corruption.
  
  Park In-geun was prosecuted on several charges including embezzlement and illegal confinement. On June 23, 1987, the Ulsan District Court initially ruled Park guilty on all charges and sentenced him to ten years in imprisonment and a 681 million won fine. On November 27, 1987, however, the Daegu High Court dropped Park's charges of daytime imprisonment after an appeal was made, and the sentence was lowered to four years. On March 8, 1988, a second appeal at the Supreme Court of Korea ruled Park not guilty on all charges of illegal confinement. While a remanded case by the Daegu High Court once again ruled Park guilty of unlawful night-time imprisonment, the Supreme Court retained its ruling on a third appeal. A final ruling by the Daegu High Court during the case's second remand ultimately ruled Park not guilty of all imprisonment charges, including both daytime and night-time imprisonment, on March 15, 1989, and declared a final sentence of two-and-a-half years in prison. One final appeal was made to the case by the prosecution, but it was dismissed by the Supreme Court on July 11.
  
  The prosecution, which originally sought a fifteen-year sentence and a fine amassing around 600 million won, was put under pressure by the Chun Doo-hwan administration. While the incident initially sparked public outrage, public interest faded away from the case due to cover-up efforts by the military regime and the subsequent death of student activist Park Jong-chul.
  
  Park In-geun was eventually sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, not for the human rights abuses at Brothers, but for embezzlement and corruption.