The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced former National Intelligence Service chief Cho Tae-yong to 18 months in prison, finding him partially guilty of giving false testimony to the National Assembly and creating false official documents in the aftermath of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law declaration. The special counsel had sought seven years in prison for Cho, accusing him of perjury before the National Assembly and failing to report the matter to lawmakers de