{
  "id": 7453541,
  "title": "SK chief Chey appeals prosecution's decision not to indict ex-wife's lawyer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sk-chief-chey-appeals-prosecutions-decision-not-to-indict-ex-wifes-7453541",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T02:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260915/sk-chief-chey-appeals-prosecutions-decision-not-to-indict-ex-wifes-lawyer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has appealed the prosecution's decision not to indict a lawyer representing his ex-wife in a defamation case. The lawyer, whose identity remains undisclosed, had accused Chey of false statements about his partner, Kim Hee-young, during their divorce proceedings in November 2023. Chey's legal team argued that the 100 billion won ($74.2 million) figure alleged by the lawyer's client was inflated by over 50 times, as it encompassed money paid to Roh and charitable donations. They contended that the actual expense between Chey and Kim, at the time of the claim, was around 2 billion won, which was substantiated through financial records and explained to a court assessing the property division between Chey and Roh. The 100 billion won amount cited by Roh's lawyer encompassed not only the living expenses but also other unspecified expenditures.",
  "summary": "SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Tuesday appealed the prosecution's decision not to indict a lawyer representing his former wife over claims that Chey spent more than 100 billion won ($74.2 million) on his live-in partner. Chey had filed a complaint against his former wife Roh Soh-yeong's lawyer, whose identity was withheld, accusing him of defamation for allegedly spreading false information…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "SK chief Chey appeals prosecution's decision not to indict ex-wife's lawyer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sk-chief-chey-appeals-prosecutions-decision-not-to-indict-ex-wifes",
        "published": "2026-09-15T02:03:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "SK chief Chey appeals prosecution's decision not to indict ex-wife's lawyer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sk-chief-chey-appeals-prosecutions-decision-not-to-indict-ex-wifes-7451486",
        "published": "2026-09-15T02:47:03.000Z"
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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."
}