{
  "id": 17000017,
  "title": "Special counsel again seeks death penalty for ex-President Yoon over martial law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/special-counsel-again-seeks-death-penalty-for-ex-president-yoon-over-17000017",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T03:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261029/special-counsel-again-seeks-death-penalty-for-ex-president-yoon-over-martial-law-declaration"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A special counsel team requested the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol during his appeal trial at the Seoul High Court on Thursday. The request involves insurrection charges related to his failed attempt to impose martial law on December 3, 2024.\n\nAccording to The Korea Times, this request comes eight months after a lower court sentenced Yoon to life imprisonment for staging a riot. KBS World Radio also noted that the team led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk made the demand during the final proceedings of the appeal.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Special counsel team moves local election ballots to storage from handball arena",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/special-counsel-team-moves-local-election-ballots-to-storage-from-16978114",
        "published": "2026-10-28T23:15:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}