{
  "id": 7667048,
  "title": "Ex-President Yoon to be handed appellate ruling in perjury case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ex-president-yoon-to-be-handed-appellate-ruling-in-perjury-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260916/ex-president-yoon-to-be-handed-appellate-ruling-in-perjury-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The appellate court will rule on Wednesday whether former President Yoon Suk Yeol committed perjury during the trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, according to reports. The Seoul High Court is set to hold a sentencing hearing at 10:30 a.m. following the lower court's acquittal of Yoon in May on the same charge.\n\nYoon is accused of lying in November 2024 about his intention to convene a Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law on December 3 of the same year. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team alleged that Yoon only called the meeting at Han's suggestion to lend his martial law declaration an appearance of legitimacy. However, the lower court disagreed, finding that Yoon intended to convene the meeting independently of Han's suggestion.\n\nDuring the appellate hearing, Cho's team requested a 10 million-won ($7,332) fine for Yoon. Yoon is currently facing multiple trials following his failed attempt to impose martial law and his subsequent removal from office. In February, a district court sentenced him to life imprisonment.",
  "summary": "An appellate court was set to deliver its verdict Wednesday on charges that former President Yoon Suk Yeol committed perjury during the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. The Seoul High Court is scheduled to hold a sentencing hearing at 10:30 a.m. after a lower court acquitted Yoon of the charge in May. The former president is accused of lying during Han's trial in November…",
  "key_points": [
    "Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces appellate ruling on perjury charges.",
    "Seoul High Court to deliver decision on Wednesday following acquittal in May.",
    "Accused of lying about Cabinet meeting before martial law declaration in December 2024."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The appellate ruling against Yoon Suk Yeol will determine whether his previous court victory on perjury charges is upheld or overturned, influencing his mounting legal woes and potential penalties.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Ex-President Yoon to be handed appellate ruling in perjury case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ex-president-yoon-to-be-handed-appellate-ruling-in-perjury-case-7668229",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:05:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-President Yoon to be handed appellate ruling in perjury case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ex-president-yoon-to-be-handed-appellate-ruling-in-perjury-case-7668878",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:52:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}