South Korea prosecutors to appeal against ruling clearing opposition leader, Yonhap says

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors said on Wednesday they planned to go to the Supreme Court to appeal against a ruling that cleared main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung of election law violation earlier in the day, Yonhap news agency reported.

The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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