A South Korean court has found former President, Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of leading an insurrection during his short-lived imposition of martial law, and sentenced him to life in prison.
Presiding judge, Ji Gwi-yeon said it was clear that Yoon’s intention in declaring martial law was to paralyse the National Assembly for a significant period of time, considering the words he used in the military decree and the fact that he tried to arrest political opponents.
The former president’s legal team however criticised what they called procedural violations and said the ruling lacked consistency.
The court ruled that the very act of dispatching armed soldiers to the parliament building and transporting them by helicopter in the December 2024 incident constituted acts of insurrection.
Yool’s defense minister, Kim Yong-hyun was also found guilty of playing a major role in the insurrection and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Lawyers to the 65-year- old former president, who was impeached in the aftermath of the incident released a statement that reads: “You may be able to deceive the public for a while and draw cheers in the public square, but the truth will one day be revealed in the court of history. We will never yield to distortion and lies, and we will fight to the very end.”
Source: CNN
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