Special Counsel Seeks 5-Year Prison Term for Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol
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A special counsel team in Seoul requested a five-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of abusing power by appointing ex-Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup as ambassador to Australia in November 2023 to help him evade a criminal investigation into a Marine's death.
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Why It Matters
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol is on trial for aiding a criminal's flight and abuse of power, specifically for appointing former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup as ambassador to Australia to help him evade an investigation into a Marine's death.
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday requested a five-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of helping a former defense minister evade a criminal investigation by appointing him as ambassador to Australia in 2023.
Special counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon's team requested the sentence during the final hearing of Yoon's trial at the Seoul Central District Court on charges of aiding a criminal's flight and abuse of power.
The former president is accused of appointing former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup as ambassador to Australia in November 2023 to help him evade an investigation into the alleged cover-up of a Marine's death earlier that year.
Open Questions
- What will be the court's verdict?
- What was the outcome of the investigation into the Marine's death?
