00:00In other news on Wednesday, in the Seoul Central District Court, former South Korean Prime
00:05Minister Han Jook-soo was sentenced to 23 years in prison for his involvement in the
00:102024 Declaration of Martial Law.
00:13Han was sentenced for charges including engaging in key action of insurrection during the then-president
00:19Yoon Suk-yeol's imposition of martial law in late 2024.
00:24A judge said that Han was found guilty because he failed to hold the cabinet meeting required
00:29for the declaration of martial law under South Korean law.
00:33The 76-year-old politician becomes the first member of Yoon's cabinet to be sentenced for
00:38his role in the martial law declaration in December 2024.
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