Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted on March 26 in an appeals court ruling on election law violations, overturning a lower court’s conviction that had sentenced him to one year in prison with a two-year suspended term.

He had risked disqualification from running if found guilty of violating election laws. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A South Korean appeals court held on Wednesday that main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was not guilty of violating the election law, reversing a lower court's ruling and removing a possible block in his path to run for president.