{
  "id": 16893603,
  "title": "Prosecution not to appeal partial acquittal of ex-officials in 2019 deportation of N. Koreans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/prosecution-not-to-appeal-partial-acquittal-of-ex-officials-in-2019-16893603",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T12:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261028/prosecution-not-to-appeal-partial-acquittal-of-ex-officials-in-2019-deportation-of-n-koreans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, prosecutors decided not to appeal the partial acquittals of three former government officials in connection with the 2019 deportation of two North Korean fishermen, according to the Seoul High Prosecutors Office. The court upheld the guilty verdicts for Chung Eui-yong, former national security adviser; Suh Hoon, former National Intelligence Service Director; and Kim Yeon-chul, former Unification Minister. The prosecution also decided not to appeal the acquittal of Noh Young-min, the former presidential chief of staff, who had been convicted of involvement in the case. All four officials served in the administration of former President Moon Jae-in when the deportation occurred in November 2019. The appellate court found it unlikely that the acquittals of Chung, Suh, and Kim would be overturned, but the prosecution plans to appeal Noh's acquittal.",
  "summary": "Prosecutors on Wednesday decided not to appeal the partial acquittals of three former government officials on charges related to the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019. Earlier this month, the Seoul High Court upheld a lower court's guilty verdicts for Chung Eui-yong, former national security adviser; former National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon; and former…",
  "key_points": [
    "Prosecution declines to appeal partial acquittals of three former officials",
    "Court upholds guilty verdicts for Chung Eui-yong, Suh Hoon, Kim Yeon-chul",
    "Noh Young-min's acquittal appeal planned by prosecution"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Prosecution not to appeal partial acquittal of ex-officials in 2019 deportation of N. Koreans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/prosecution-not-to-appeal-partial-acquittal-of-ex-officials-in-2019",
        "published": "2026-10-28T11:25:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}