Appeals court reduces ex-justice minister's sentence to 9 years over martial law role
An appellate court on Wednesday reduced former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae's sentence from 25 years to nine years in prison over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid. The Seoul High Court handed down the ruling for Park after overturning guilty verdicts for some of the key charges faced by Park in connection with his involvement in Yoon's short-lived declaration…
The Seoul High Court has reduced former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae's sentence from 25 years to 9 years in prison for his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in December 2024. The appellate court convicted Park of playing a key role in the insurrection under Yoon's short-lived declaration of martial law, but acquitted him of other charges such as insurrection and power abuse.
The court found that Park was aware that Yoon's emergency decree did not meet the necessary conditions for martial law, and the declaration was made for unconstitutional and illegal purposes.
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