South Korea top court to rule on Lee Jae-myung's election law violation case on Thursday, Yonhap says


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  • Tuesday, 29 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: Lee Jae-myung delivers his speech after winning the final race to choose their candidate for upcoming presidential election during a national convention of South Korea's Democratic Party in Goyang, South Korea, April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Supreme Court will make a ruling on Thursday after an appeal by prosecutors against a court decision to clear the former leader of the opposition Democratic Party Lee Jae-myung of violating the election law, the Yonhap news agency reported.

(Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Ed Davies)

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