A court sentenced a former South Korean justice minister on Monday to 25 years in prison for his role in ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol’s brief and disastrous declaration of martial law in 2024.Park Sung-jae was found guilty of involvement in “insurrection”, the Yonhap news agency reported from the Seoul Central District Court.Yoon’s December 2024 martial law declaration lasted only about six hours as lawmakers raced to the assembly building and voted it down in an emergency session. He has since been convicted of leading an insurrection, and is in detention while appealing a life sentence.
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MON · 2026-06-22 · 07:38 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0622-86307
NSR-2026-0622-86307News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
South Korea’s ex-justice minister jailed for 25 years over martial law bid
Former South Korean justice minister Park Sung-jae has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a court in Seoul. He was found guilty of involvement in "insurrection" related to ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-22 · 07:38 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Former South Korean justice minister Park Sung-jae has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a court in Seoul. He was found guilty of involvement in "insurrection" related to ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024. The martial law declaration lasted approximately six hours before being voted down by lawmakers in an emergency session. The article states that ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol has since been convicted of leading an insurrection and is currently detained while appealing a life sentence.
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Yoon Suk-yeol has since been convicted of leading an insurrection and is appealing a life sentence.
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Ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law declaration in December 2024 lasted about six hours.
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Park Sung-jae was found guilty of involvement in "insurrection".
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South Korea’s ex-justice minister Park Sung-jae was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a martial law bid.
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