Man's defection charge cleared 39 years after he was wrongly imprisoned
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Source: The Korea Herald
Published: 2026-05-14 12:52 UTC+10:00
Section: All News
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Asia, South Korea, Law & Courts, World News, Crime & Justice, Asia Pacific
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A South Korean court recently overturned a 1987 ruling, saying the defendant at the time was wrongly convicted of trying to defect to North Korea.
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