Seoul, Feb 19 (IANS) A court on Thursday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for his failed bid to impose martial law in 2024. In the first ruling on the case, the Seoul Central District Court convicted Yoon of leading an insurrection through the martial law bid but handed down a sentence lighter than the death penalty recommended by special prosecutors, Yonhap News Agency reported.The court made clear the martial law order amounted to an insurrection as the f…
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Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s legal team on Monday submitted an appeal against a court ruling that sentenced him to five years in prison on charges that included the obstruction of investigators’ attempt to detain him last year.Last Friday, the Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence in the first ruling on charges stemming from Yoon’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024.Chief among the charges was that the then president had o…