epa13040243 Lee Rae-jin, the elder brother of South Korean fisheries official Lee Dae-jun, speaks to reporters at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, 16 June 2026. The appeals court upheld a lower court's acquittal of former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon and former Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Hong-hee on charges related to an alleged cover-up of the 2020 killing of South Korean fisheries official Lee Dae-jun by North Korean forces. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT