Ex-President Yoon to Be Handed Appellate Ruling in Perjury Case
Special counsel sought a 10 million-won fine as judges reviewed whether Yoon lied about planning a Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law.
- The Seoul High Court delivers its verdict today on perjury charges against Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, stemming from his testimony during the insurrection trial of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
- Special counsel Cho Eun-suk indicted Yoon for allegedly lying in Nov that he independently planned a Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law on Dec 3, 2024; prosecutors argue he only convened it at Han's suggestion.
- While a lower court previously acquitted Yoon, the special counsel requested a $7,332 fine during the current appellate trial, asserting the charge holds merit despite the prior ruling.
- This perjury trial occurs while Yoon serves a life sentence imposed earlier this year following his conviction for leading an insurrection through the short-lived martial law imposition.
- Beyond this verdict, Yoon faces multiple ongoing trials following his failed martial law bid and subsequent ouster from office, complicating his legal future.
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The South Korean Court of Appeal on Wednesday acquitted the former President of South Korea, Yoon Sok Yel, on charges of perjury during the trial of former Prime Minister Han Dok So in the martial law case, transfers "Renhap." The Court held that Yoon Sok Yel apparently did not give false testimony during the November trial when he claimed that he intended to convene a Cabinet meeting prior to the declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024, t…
Former President Yoon Suk-youl, accused of perjury in the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, was acquitted in the appellate trial as well. The Seoul High Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Yoon Sung-sik), the court specializing in insurrection cases, held the sentencing hearing for the appeal regarding former President Yoon's perjury charges on the 16th and dismissed the appeal filed by Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-s…
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Ex-President Yoon to be handed appellate ruling in perjury case
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 that he had intended to convene a Cabinet meeting…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Seung-yeon = The appeal trial of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was acquitted in the first trial on charges of perjury in the sedition trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo...
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