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South Korea's former prime minister jailed over martial law declaration
South Korea's former prime minister has been sentenced to 23 years in prison on charges relating to the failed martial law declaration in 2024.
Han Duck-soo was found guilty on charges including insurrection, and the court considered him instrumental in carrying out former president Yoon Suk Yeol's orders. On 3 December 2022, the South Korean military was deployed in the streets and put in temporary charge by the president's declaration.
After just about six hours - with protesters clashing with the military and police, and politicians forcing their way into the National Assembly - parliament voted to block the order, and Yoon overturned it. Han, 76, is the first former cabinet minister to be handed a ruling by a court on criminal charges directly related to the declaration of martial law.
In its ruling, the Seoul Central District Court found Han guilty as he had helped set up the appearance of a cabinet meeting that facilitated the declaration. The court ruling added Han was guilty of "engaging in (the) key action of insurrection.
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