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| ▲ Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (C) arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in the capital on Jan. 21, 2026, to attend the sentencing hearing of his trial on insurrection charges. (Yonhap) |
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(LEAD) Ex-PM Han sentenced to 23 yrs in prison for playing key role in insurrection
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By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for playing a key role in an insurrection by abetting former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law.
The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence in the first ruling that confirmed the declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, 2024, constituted an insurrection.
The team of special counsel Cho Eun-suk had sought a 15-year prison term for Han on charges of abetting the ringleader of an insurrection, playing a key role in an insurrection and perjury.
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