US EditionSouth Korea Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Jail Term for Ex-President Yoon
- On Dec. 26, special counsel in Seoul sought a 10-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over offences tied to his Dec. 3, 2024 martial law attempt.
- Following its investigation, prosecutors allege former President Yoon blocked investigators from detaining him in January and excluded nine Cabinet members from a martial law review meeting.
- At the final hearing, Cho Eun-suk's special counsel team presented a sentencing request at Seoul Central District Court demanding five years for blocking detention, three years for violating Cabinet members' rights, and two years for drafting the revised proclamation.
- The court signaled a likely Jan. 16 verdict for the obstruction trial, which will be the first to finish, while Yoon faces multiple related trials including a related insurrection trial.
- Historically, the move followed Yoon's Dec. 3, 2024 suspension of civilian rule, which caused massive protests and a parliamentary showdown; a team member said the acts `seriously damaged law and order` and urged strict accountability to prevent repeat power abuses.
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South Korea: Yoon Suk-yeol attempted a coup in South Korea in December 2024 using a state of emergency. The former president has expressed no remorse. Yoon…
South Korean prosecutors seek 10 years in prison for ousted president Yoon
South Korean prosecutors on Friday sought a ten-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of obstruction of justice after his attempt to impose martial law last winter. The suspension of civil rule led to massive protests and weeks of political chaos in South Korea.
In particular, the former president is accused of preventing the investigators from arresting him in January after his failed attempt at a coup de force. He is the subject of three other trials, including for leading an insurrection.
Yoon is said to have tried to provoke a conflict with North Korea to justify the imposed martial law.
Yoon faces 10-year jail term in South Korea over first of 4 failed coup trials
Prosecutors on Friday demanded a 10-year prison sentence for former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol in the first of four trials linked to his failed attempt to impose martial law, as a potential ruling against Yoon next month could keep him behind bars even before his most serious case is concluded. This first case focuses on Yoon’s actions before and after the martial law decree was issued on December 3 last year, including obstructing his…
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bienpublic.com"We asked for a ten-year sentence against Yoon," said Cho Eun-suk, a member of the special committee to investigate the failed coup de force of the former Conservative leader.
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