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Yoon Acquitted Again on Perjury Charge | South Korea News
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol walks free again after the Seoul High Court upholds his acquittal on perjury charges tied to testimony during former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s trial. The court rejected prosecutors’ push for a fine, finding Yoon’s account — that he planned to gather Cabinet members before Han suggested it — wasn’t definitively false, even if the sequence of events is debatable. Evidence showing pre-prepared documents and Yoon’s known awareness of martial law procedures bolstered the court’s view that he was acting proactively, not reacting to Han. This marks the second time…
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