Not guilty verdict in 2024 partially overturned in appellate trial
The Seoul High Court on Friday sentenced former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae to six months in prison, suspended for a year, for abusing his power to intervene in a series of high-profile court cases.
Partially overturning a lower court's acquittal of the same charges in 2024, the appellate court found Yang guilty of two abuse of authority charges. The former involves him blocking a decision by the Seoul Southern District Court to request a constitutional review of the Supreme Court's interpretation of provisions concerning the calculation o
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