Ruling Party Calls Acquittal of Soldier in 'Martial Law Hamburger Meeting' "Insurrection," Opposition Says "Must Apologize"
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Cho Kuk: "It feels like the court has given up on condemning insurrection... Is the Democratic Party going to be dragged around?" Reporters No Seon-woong and Choi Ju-seong = On the 30th, the ruling and opposition parties showed conflicting reactions regarding the court's acquittal of eight soldiers indicted on charges of engaging in important duties related to insurrection. In the pan-ruling camp, "my
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Joo-sung = On the 30th, regarding the acquittal of eight soldiers indicted by the special counsel on insurrection on charges of engaging in important duties of insurrection, the Democratic Party of Korea stated, "Insurrection...
On the 30th, the court of first instance acquitted all former military officers indicted on charges including conspiring to declare martial law by attending the so-called "Lotteria meeting" prior to the declaration of the December 3rd state of emergency. The Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 38-2 (Presiding Judge Jung Soo-young) acquitted eight former military officers, including former Army 2nd Armored Brigade Commander Gu Sam-hoe …
As former military personnel who deployed troops or performed martial law-related duties in accordance with orders from superiors during the December 3rd state of emergency are successively acquitted, this is expected to have a significant impact on the trials of other soldiers indicted by the Special Prosecutor Team led by Kwon Chang-young. As the court has determined that it is difficult to conclude that even the military officers who actuall…
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