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BackSeoul High Court to rule on perjury charges against former President Yoon Suk Yeol
Seoul High Court to rule on perjury charges against former President Yoon Suk Yeol
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Seoul High Court to rule on perjury charges against former President Yoon Suk Yeol

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  • The Seoul High Court is set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday regarding perjury charges against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is accused of lying during the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo about his intent to convene a Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law in December 2024.
  • A lower court had acquitted him in May, but prosecutors are seeking a 10 million-won fine.

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Why It Matters

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing multiple trials related to his failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024, which led to his ouster from office. A district court previously sentenced him to life in prison for leading an insurrection.

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SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- 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 before declaring martial law on Dec. 3, 2024.

Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team indicted him on charges of perjury, saying Yoon only convened the meeting at Han's suggestion to give his martial law declaration a veneer of legitimacy.

The lower court sided with Yoon, ruling that he appeared to have intended to convene the meeting independently of Han's suggestion.

During the appellate trial, the special counsel requested a 10 million-won (US$7,332) fine for Yoon.

The jailed former president is standing multiple trials following his failed martial law bid and subsequent ouster from office.

A district court sentenced him to life in prison in February for leading an insurrection through his short-lived imposition of martial law. The appellate trial is currently under way.

What to Watch

AI outlook โ€” possibilities, not facts

  • The Seoul High Court will overturn the lower court's acquittal and find Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of perjury

    Possible ยท Within days

Open Questions

  • What will the Seoul High Court's verdict be on the perjury charge?
  • How will this ruling affect Yoon's existing life sentence?
  • Are there additional charges pending against Yoon related to the martial law declaration?

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