South Korea: Former PM Han Duck-soo sentenced to 23 years in prison

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On Wednesday, Seoul Central District Court sentenced former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison for his involvement in the December 2024 declaration of martial law under then-President Yoon Suk Yeol. Han was found guilty of insurrection-related charges, including failing to convene the cabinet meeting required by law for such a declaration. At 76, he becomes the first member of Yoon’s cabinet to be sentenced for his role in the imposition of martial law.    #teleSUREnglish #SouthKorea #HanDuckSoo #MartialLaw #Seoul #Justice #Politics

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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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