Former South Korean PM jailed for 23 years for role in martial law insurrection
Han Duck-soo verdict marks first judicial ruling stemming from ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law decreeSouth Korea’s former prime minister Han Duck-soo has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in an insurrection stemming from the former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s...
<p>Han Duck-soo verdict marks first judicial ruling stemming from ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law decree</p><p>South Korea’s former prime minister Han Duck-soo has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in an insurrection stemming from the former president <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/03/south-korean-president-declares-emergency-martial-law">Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law declaration</a>.</p><p>The judge, Lee Jin-kwan, ordered Han’s immediate detention.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/former-south-korea-pm-han-duck-soo-jailed-martial-law-insurrection">Continue reading...</a>
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