Former President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during his insurrection trial at the Seoul Central District Court, Jan. 13. Yonhap
A Seoul court on Thursday acquitted former President Yoon Suk Yeol of perjury over allegations that he gave false testimony during former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's insurrection trial.
The jailed former president was indicted on charges of giving a false impression during Han's trial last year that the Cabinet meeting he convened shortly before declaring martial law on Dec. 3, 2024, was planned even before Han suggested it.
The Seoul Central District Court ruled that it was difficult to recognize Yoon's testimony at the trial as contrary to his own memory, adding there was a "high" possibility that he may have had plans to convene the Cabinet meeting regardless of Han's proposal.
Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team had requested the court sentence Yoon to two years in prison over the charge.
