Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) A special counsel team said Wednesday it has appealed a court’s recent life sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his insurrection conviction. The special counsel, led by Cho Eun-suk, said the appeal was filed due to “factual errors, legal misunderstandings and inappropriate sentencing.”Last week, a Seoul court sentenced Yoon to life in prison for leading an insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law on December 3, 2024, Yonhap News Agency repor…
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Gwacheon, Feb 25 (IANS) A new special counsel team officially launched on Wednesday to investigate remaining suspicions surrounding ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, his failed martial law bid and allegations involving his wife.Special counsel Kwon Chang-young has been tasked with reopening investigations into insurrection charges stemming from Yoon’s failed martial law bid, along with corruption allegations tied to former first lady Kim Keon Hee and the 2023 death of a Marine….
Seoul, Jan 17 (IANS) Legal representatives for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday accused a Seoul court of being politically motivated in its sentencing of their client the previous day.On Friday, the Seoul Central District Court handed down a five-year prison term on Yoon on charges that included the obstruction of investigators’ attempt to detain him last year. It was the first ruling on charges stemming from Yoon’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024.In…
Seoul, Jan 16 (IANS) The South Korea’s National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party (DP), passed a bill on Friday to launch a new special counsel probe into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law imposition and its aftermath, as well as allegations surrounding his wife.Lawmakers voted 172 for and two against, at a plenary session as the opposition’s filibuster to block the bill ended after reaching its 24-hour limit.The bill for the second round of the comprehensive special counse…
Seoul, Jan 16 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison Friday on charges that included the obstruction of investigators’ attempt to detain him last year. The Seoul Central District Court delivered the verdict in the first ruling on charges stemming from Yoon’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024.The sentence was half of what special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team had requested last month, saying the former president committed a “grav…
Seoul, Jan 15 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his first court verdict on charges stemming from his December 2024 imposition of martial law later this week, officials said on Thursday.The Seoul Central District Court will hold the sentencing hearing of Yoon’s trial on special obstruction of public duty and other charges in connection to his failed martial law bid at 2 p.m. Friday.It marks Yoon’s first sentencing of the eight cases he is standing trial on, including…