Special counsel seeks 20-year prison term for Daegu mayor over martial law involvement

The Korea Times reports that a special counsel team has requested a 20-year prison term for Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho, who is accused of aiding former President Yoon Suk Yeol in maintaining martial law in 2024. Choo is alleged to have changed the location of an emergency party meeting three times on December 3, 2024, following Yoon's declaration of martial law, in an attempt to prevent lawmakers from participating in a parliamentary vote on ending the decree.

The special counsel team has indicted him on charges of participating in an insurrection, arguing that he failed to fulfill his constitutional duty as a lawmaker by monitoring and challenging martial law and instead chose to actively join the insurrection.

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