{
  "id": 18079536,
  "title": "Appeals court upholds Yoon's election law conviction, putting PPP funds at risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/appeals-court-upholds-yoons-election-law-conviction-putting-ppp-funds-18079536",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261104/appeals-court-upholds-yoons-election-law-conviction-putting-ppp-funds-at-risk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Seoul High Court has upheld the conviction of former President Yoon Suk Yeol for making false statements during the 2022 presidential campaign, a ruling that could result in the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) being required to repay 39.7 billion won ($30 million) in campaign reimbursements. The appellate court's decision, if finalized at the Supreme Court, would trigger the repayment obligation under the election law, which mandates the full reimbursement of campaign expenses for parties whose presidential candidates secure at least 15 percent of the vote. However, this repayment obligation hinges on the conviction becoming final, as it currently stands suspended for three years. The PPP's financial liability, therefore, remains contingent on the finality of the conviction at the Supreme Court.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Appellate Court Upholds Yoon's Election Law Conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/appellate-court-upholds-yoons-election-law-conviction",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:18:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(2nd LD) Ex-President Yoon's election law conviction upheld; PPP at risk of returning US$30 mln in campaign funds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/2nd-ld-ex-president-yoons-election-law-conviction-upheld-ppp-at-risk",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:53:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}