Seoul, May 14 (IANS) A Seoul appellate court on Thursday decided to halt former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s appeals trial on charges of leading an insurrection over his failed 2024 martial law bid after his lawyers filed for recusal, asking for the removal of all three judges in the trial.The Seoul High Court announced the decision in what had been expected to be the first formal hearing of Yoon’s appellate trial after a lower court sentenced him to life imprisonment over his short-li…
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Seoul, Jan 21 (IANS) South Korea’s former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for playing a key role in an insurrection by abetting former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence in the first ruling that confirmed the declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024, constituted an insurrection, Yonhap News Agency reported.The punishment was heavier than the 15 years sought by special…