South Korea’s ex-President Yoon acquitted on appeal in perjury case

This ruling matters less for the perjury charge itself than for the wider legal pressure surrounding Yoon, since it removes one strand of liability while other proceedings continue. It affects how South Korean political risk is priced into a market that has already absorbed repeated institutional shocks. The open question is whether the acquittal signals a broader easing of the legal cases against Yoon or is an isolated appellate outcome, and whether that shifts the country's political stability narrative.