Special counsel seeks 7-year prison term for ex-spy chief in perjury appellate trial
Former National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong, center, arrives at a special counsel's office in southern Seoul to undergo questioning in connection with the alleged cover-up of a Marine's death in 2023, Nov.
- ▪Former National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong, center, arrives at a special counsel's office in southern Seoul to undergo questioning in connection with the alleged cover-up of a Marine's death in 2023, Nov.
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- ▪ Special counsel seeks 7-yr prison term for ex-spy chief in perjury appellate trial — Yonhap News Agency
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:07:02 GMT |
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Former National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong, center, arrives at a special counsel's office in southern Seoul to undergo questioning in connection with the alleged cover-up of a Marine's death in 2023, Nov. 18, 2025. Korea Times photo by Min Kyung-seokA 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, drafting and using false public…
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