{
  "id": 18298334,
  "title": "Appeals court to rule on ex-President Yoon's martial law case on Jan. 26",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/appeals-court-to-rule-on-ex-president-yoons-martial-law-case-on-jan-26-18298334",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261105/appeals-court-to-rule-on-ex-president-yoons-martial-law-case-on-jan-26"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The appeals court has announced that it will rule on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law case in January 2025, following his sentencing to life in prison by a district court in February 2025. The verdict will be handed down on January 26, 2025, at the Seoul High Court. Yoon's defense team argued that his declaration of martial law was not an insurrection, as it was intended to warn the opposition party against abusing legislative power. The special counsel's team had previously sought death penalties for Yoon, Kim Yong-hyun, and Noh Sang-won, with life imprisonment for Kim and a 30-year term for Noh.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Appeals court to rule on ex-President Yoon's martial law case on Jan. 26",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/appeals-court-to-rule-on-ex-president-yoons-martial-law-case-on-jan-26",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:10:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}