▲ Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae appears for his trial on charges of playing a key role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid and granting undue favors to Yoon's wife, Kim Keon Hee, at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on June 22, 2026. (Yonhap)

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Ex-justice minister given 25-yr prison sentence for martial law role

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday on charges of playing a key role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid.

The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence after special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team indicted Park on charges that included playing a key role in an insurrection and abusing his power in the wake of Yoon's December 2024 martial law declaration.

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