South Korea prosecutors demand death penalty for ex-president Yoon: Report

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SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors called on Tuesday (Jan 13) for former President Yoon Suk Yeol to receive the death penalty for his declaration of martial law, the country's Yonhap news agency reported.

"Special prosecutors demanded the death penalty for former president Yoon as the 'ringleader of the insurrection,'" Yonhap said at the final hearing of his trial for insurrection in Seoul.

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