A Seoul court has acquitted former President Yoon Suk Yeol of perjury, ruling on Thursday that his testimony at the trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo did not clearly contradict his own recollection of events. Yoon had been accused of falsely implying during Han's insurrection trial that a Cabinet meeting convened just before his short-lived martial law declaration in December 2024 had been planned independently, rather than prompted by Han's suggestion — but the Seoul Central District Court found sufficient grounds to believe Yoon may have intended to hold the meeting regardless. The acquittal is a rare legal reprieve for Yoon, who remains in custody and was sentenced to life imprisonment in February in the main insurrection case stemming from his failed declaration of martial law.