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  "id": 6731288,
  "title": "Ex-commander acquitted of military secrets leak ahead of martial law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ex-commander-acquitted-of-military-secrets-leak-ahead-of-martial-law-6731288",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T08:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260911/ex-commander-acquitted-of-military-secrets-leak-ahead-of-martial-law"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Defense Intelligence Command (DIC) head Moon Sang-ho was acquitted by a Seoul Central District Court on Friday of leaking military secrets to his predecessor, Noh Sang-won, ahead of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in 2024. The court ruled that Moon was not guilty of leaking information about classified military missions and directives issued by then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to Noh on December 2, 2024, stating that there was insufficient evidence to prove that Moon's remarks provided Noh with information beyond what he already knew. Moon was also sentenced to a two-year prison term in June for colluding with Kim to provide Noh with the personal details of about 40 DIC agents.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Ex-commander acquitted of military secrets leak ahead of martial law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ex-commander-acquitted-of-military-secrets-leak-ahead-of-martial-law-6725980",
        "published": "2026-09-11T07:50:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-commander acquitted of military secrets leak ahead of martial law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ex-commander-acquitted-of-military-secrets-leak-ahead-of-martial-law",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:07:03.000Z"
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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."
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