A military court on Tuesday acquitted Rep. Boo Seung-chan of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) of charges of leaking military secrets, according to Yonhap and the Korea Times. Boo, who previously served as the defense ministry's spokesperson, was indicted in July 2023 for allegedly violating the Military Secret Protection Act. The charges stemmed from details revealed in a book authored by Boo, which allegedly exposed an undisclosed dialogue between former Defense Minister Seo Wook and then-U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during their annual security talks in December 2021. At the time of the dialogue, Boo was serving as the spokesperson for Seoul's defense ministry under the administration of former President Moon Jae-in, as reported by the Korea Times.