Acquittal finalized for Korean-Japanese accused of espionage

Lee Chul (C) smiles after South Korea's Supreme Court finalized his acquittal over espionage charges in a retrial on Nov. 26, 2015. The 67-year-old Korean born and raised in Japan was detained in South Korea in 1975 and sentenced to death for spying for North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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