Ruling party expresses ‘deep regret’ over appeals court’s not-guilty ruling for main opposition leader An appeals court’s decision on Wednesday to reverse a suspended one-year prison sentence for Democratic Party of Korea Chair Rep.

The court will announce the verdict on the appeal for the public office election law violation case of Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, at 2 p.m. on the 26th. Previously, in the first trial, Lee was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year probation.