Ex-President Yoon acquitted of perjury in martial law testimony

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was acquitted Thursday of perjury charges stemming from his testimony at the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.

The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon not guilty of giving false testimony during Han’s trial, rejecting the special counsel’s claim that the former president had lied under oath about the circumstances surrounding the Cabinet meeting held before his short-lived martial law declaration.

“It appears highly likely that Yoon had ...