
(2nd LD) Appeals court reduces sentence for ex-PM Han to 15 yrs in insurrection trial
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minis...

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minis...

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minis...

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minis...

Seoul High Court held the first preliminary hearing Monday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection trial appeal, following his February conviction and life sentence for leading an insurrection through his Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team had demanded the death penalty. Separately, another special counsel team summoned Yoon to appear for questioning Thursday. The appellate court plans its next preliminary hearing on May 7.

Seoul High Court held the first preliminary hearing Monday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection appeal after a lower court sentenced him to life imprisonment in February. Yoon's short-lived martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024, was voted down by the National Assembly, leading to his impeachment and removal from office. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team had demanded the death penalty at the lower court. The former president, currently in custody, was absent from the session. Co-defendant former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun's lawyers requested the court seek the Constitutional Court's judgment on the trial bench's constitutionality.

Seoul High Court will hold the first preliminary hearing of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeal on Monday, following his February life imprisonment sentence for leading an insurrection through his Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration. Both Yoon and the special counsel team appealed the ruling, with prosecutors having demanded the death penalty. Meanwhile, proceedings for former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae's trial over his alleged role in the martial law bid are set to conclude.

Seoul High Court was set to hold the first preliminary hearing Monday in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeal of his life imprisonment sentence for leading an insurrection through his Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration. Both Yoon and the special counsel team, which had demanded the death penalty, filed appeals against the February ruling. Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyeon and six former senior military and police officials also face charges in the case. The next preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 7.