US EditionOusted South Korean President Yoon appeals life sentence for martial law decree
- On Feb. 24, 2026, Yoon Suk-yeol's lawyers filed an appeal against his insurrection conviction, citing `errors in fact-finding and misinterpretations of the law`, Yoon's legal team said.
- On Dec. 3, 2024, Yoon declared martial law, which lasted about six hours before lawmakers broke through a blockade and overturned it; he was suspended on Dec. 14, 2024.
- The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon mobilized troops and police to the National Assembly to silence opponents, with Ji Gwi-yeon, presiding judge, saying the intent was to `paralyse` the assembly.
- Under a December law, the Seoul High Court specialized panel will hear Yoon's appeal, with prosecutors signaling reservations about some findings, Jang Woo-sung said.
- The episode has become the country's most severe political crisis in decades, paralysing politics, diplomacy and financial markets affected by the turmoil, with observers noting echoes of Chun Doo-hwan and the Gwangju 1980 crackdown.
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Former South Korean President Yoon appealed against his sentence to a life sentence.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has appealed the life sentence handed down to him by a Seoul court last week for leading a rebellion, his lawyers said. The court found Yoon guilty of leading a rebellion in connection with his declaration of martial law in December 2024.
The former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced last week to eternal imprisonment by the Seul Court because he imposed martial law at the end of 2024.
Ousted South Korean president appeals life sentence for martial law decree
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024, his lawyers said Tuesday.
The lawyers of the fallen president, convicted for "leading an insurrection" by decreeing martial law on 3 December 2024 and sending the army to Parliament, described their client's questioning as "excessive".
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