Special counsel seeks 30-yr term for ex-president over NK drone incursion
A special counsel team on Friday demanded a 30-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in his appeals trial over allegations that he ordered drone incursions into North Korea to provoke Pyongyang in an attempt to use potential North Korean provocations to justify his declaration of martial law. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team also sought a 30-year prison term for former Defense…
A special counsel team has requested a 30-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, along with other high-ranking officials, in an appeals trial concerning allegations of drone incursions into North Korea. The team, led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk, is also seeking a 30-year term for former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on charges of aiding the enemy and abusing power.
Additionally, the team demands 20 years for former Drone Operations Command head Yeo In-hyung and 5 years for Kim Yong-dae, the ex-head of the Drone Operations Command. Yoon was initially convicted in June and sentenced to 30 years in prison for ordering drone flights towards Pyongyang in October 2024, aiming to provoke a conflict that could justify martial law declaration in December of the same year.
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