(LEAD) Special counsel seeks 10 mln-won fine for ex-President Yoon over perjury

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team has requested a 10 million-won fine for former President Yoon Suk Yeol during his appellate trial on perjury charges. The request was made at the Seoul High Court after a lower court acquitted him of perjury during former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's insurrection trial in November.

The special counsel believes Yoon intended to convene a Cabinet meeting for his martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024, but the lower court ruled that he had only decided to call the meeting at Han's suggestion that day. Yoon argues that he had planned to hold a Cabinet meeting before his declaration, citing his actions to reach a quorum. The sentencing for the perjury trial is scheduled for Sept. 16.

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