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  "id": 8880502,
  "title": "Ex-military commanders get severe prison terms for martial law roles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ex-military-commanders-get-severe-prison-terms-for-martial-law-roles-8880502",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260921/ex-military-commanders-get-severe-prison-terms-for-martial-law-roles"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, a Seoul court sentenced five former military commanders to lengthy prison terms for their roles in an insurrection during former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed 2024 martial law attempt. Yeo In-hyung, a former Defense Counterintelligence Command commander, received an 18-year sentence, while Lee Jin-woo, former Capital Defense Command chief, was given 15 years. Moon Sang-ho, the former Defense Intelligence Command commander, was sentenced to 12 years, Park An-su, former Army Chief of Staff and martial law commander, to 10 years, and Kwak Jong-keun, former Army Special Warfare Command commander, to nine years.\n\nThe court found all defendants guilty of multiple charges, including deploying troops to the National Assembly and National Election Commission and organizing arrest teams for politicians following Yoon's martial law declaration on December 3, 2024. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk had requested 30-year terms for Yeo and Lee, a 25-year term for Park, and a 25-year term for Moon.",
  "summary": "A Seoul court on Monday sentenced five former military commanders to heavy prison terms after finding them guilty of playing key roles in an insurrection under former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed 2024 martial law bid. The Seoul Central District Court handed out an 18-year prison term for Yeo In-hyung, former commander of the Defense Counterintelligence Command, and a 15-year term for Lee…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Ex-military commanders get severe prison terms for martial law roles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ex-military-commanders-get-severe-prison-terms-for-martial-law-roles",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:30:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "5 Former Military Commanders Sentenced to Prison for Roles in 2024 Martial Law Incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/5-former-military-commanders-sentenced-to-prison-for-roles-in-2024",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:50:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-military commanders get severe prison terms for martial law roles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ex-military-commanders-get-severe-prison-terms-for-martial-law-roles-8875683",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:02:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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