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(URGENT) Appeals court acquits Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon in political funds trial

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  1. Yonhap News South Korea (URGENT) Appeals court acquits Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon in political funds trial (END) 23 Oct · Tier 2
  2. The Korea Herald South Korea [Breaking] Seoul mayor acquitted on appeal in political funds case Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Friday was acquitted by an appellate court of charges that he violated the Political Funds Act ahead of the 2021 Seoul mayoral by-election, overturning a lower court's guilty verdict. The appellate ruling cancels Oh's conviction by the lower court, which had imposed a 10 mi 23 Oct · Tier 3
  3. The Korea Times South Korea Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon acquitted in political funds case An appeals court on Friday acquitted Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of political funding charges linked to opinion polls conducted ahead of his 2021 election, overturning a local court conviction that threatened his tenure and political future. The Seoul High Court panel, led by Judge Ku Hoi-geun, reversed 23 Oct · Tier 3

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