S. Korea jails ex-PM Han for 23 years for playing key role in insurrection

Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for playing a key role in an insurrection by abetting former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law, Yonhap reported.

The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence in the first ruling that confirmed the declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, 2024, constituted an insurrection.

The team of special counsel Cho Eun-suk had sought a 15-year prison term for Han on charges of abetting the ringleader of an insurrection, playing a key role in an insurrection and perjury.

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