South Korean court reduces former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's prison sentence to 15 years for involvement in martial law.

South Korean court reduces former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's prison sentence to 15 years for involvement in martial law.

An appeals court has reduced to 15 years the prison sentence of a former prime minister over his involvement in then President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law in late 2024.

SEOUL: A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday (Apr 29) to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years.A lower court had handed Yoon the initial sentence in January after he was found to have used presidential security agents to blo

SEOUL: A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday (Apr 29) to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years.A lower court had handed Yoon the initial sentence in January after he was found to have used presidential security agents to blo

An appeals court has increased to four years the sentence for the wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol for corruption, weeks after her husband was sentenced to life in prison for rebellion. In January, ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months in prison in…