Special counsel seeks 7-yr prison term for ex-spy chief in perjury appellate trial

A special counsel team on Monday requested a seven-year prison term for former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Cho Tae-yong in his appellate trial on charges of giving false testimony about former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed imposition of martial law.

Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team requested the sentence at the trial at the Seoul High Court, which also involves charges of dereliction of duty for not reporting Yoon's order to arrest politicians to the National Assembly, draf ...