Event Brief
Ex-spy chief Cho Tae-yong sentenced for perjury
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 4:07 AM ET
Summary: A Seoul court sentenced former spy chief Cho Tae-yong to 1 1/2 years in prison for perjury in a martial law trial.
WHO: Seoul court
WHAT: Sentenced former National Intelligence Service spy chief Cho Tae-yong to 1 1/2 years in prison for perjury in the martial law trial
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 3:30 AM ET
WHERE: Seoul, South Korea
WHY: The sentence was for perjury in the martial law trial.
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