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Urgent: S. Korea's special counsel to appeal partial acquittal of ex-president Yoon's wife

Urgent: S. Korea's special counsel to appeal partial acquittal of ex-president Yoon's wife

Xinhua
28 Jan 2026, 13:15 GMT+

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's special counsel said Wednesday it plans to appeal the court's partial acquittal of Kim Keon-hee, wife of the impeached former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, calling the ruling on charges such as violations of the Capital Markets Act and the Political Funds Act "hard to accept."

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