{
  "id": 7680728,
  "title": "Ex-President Yoon acquitted of perjury in appellate trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ex-president-yoon-acquitted-of-perjury-in-appellate-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T02:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260916/ex-president-yoon-acquitted-of-perjury-in-appellate-trial"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An appellate court has acquitted former President Yoon Suk Yeol of committing perjury during the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. According to The Korea Times, the Seoul High Court upheld a lower court's acquittal in May, dismissing charges that Yoon lied about his intentions to convene a Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law on December 3, 2024.\n\nThe special counsel's team had requested a 10 million-won fine for Yoon, alleging that he only convened the meeting at Han's suggestion to legitimize his martial law declaration. However, the lower court had ruled that Yoon appeared to have intended to convene the meeting independently of Han's suggestion.\n\nYoon is facing multiple trials following his failed martial law bid and subsequent ouster from office, and was sentenced to life in prison by a district court in February.",
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    "outlets": 3,
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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",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:42:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}