South Korea’s ex-PM Han gets 23 years in prison for insurrection tied to martial law

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A ‌judge said Han Duck-soo failed ⁠to hold a lawful cabinet meeting needed for ‌martial law under South Korean ‌rules

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Former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo (centre) arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his sentencing trial in the insurrection case on Wednesday. Photo: AP

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A ‌South Korean ‍court on Wednesday sentenced former prime minister ⁠Han Duck-soo to ‍23 years in prison ‍for charges including ‌engaging in key action ‍of insurrection concerning ‍ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived ‌declaration of martial law ‍in December 2024.

The Seoul Central ‍District Court found Han guilty on the charge because ‌he was considered instrumental in setting ‍up the outward appearance of a cabinet meeting that worked to facilitate the martial law ‌declaration, ⁠a judge said.

Han, 76, is the first former cabinet minister to be handed a ruling by ‌a lower court on criminal charges directly related to martial ‌law.

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Han ‌was detained by the court immediately after the ruling.

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