Opposition leader awaits ruling in perjury trial
The Seoul Central District Court is set to deliver a ruling Monday on charges of perjury subornation by Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party. A conviction could cost Lee his seat in parliament and jeopardize his presidential ambitions. Prosecutors filed the case in September, seeking a three-year prison term, accusing Lee of coercing Kim Jin-seong, secretary to former Seongnam Mayor Kim Byung-ryang, to provide false court testimony in his favor in 2018. Specifically, t
Nov. 24, 2024