Ex-S. Korean President Appeals Life Sentence Over Martial Law Attempt
Yoon’s legal team submitted the appeal five days after the Seoul Central District Court handed down the life sentence. In a statement, his lawyers said they were challenging both the legal reasoning behind the verdict and its broader implications. “We think we have a responsibility to clearly point out the problems with this decision for not only court records but for future historical records,” they said, accusing prosecutors of an “overzealous indictment” and noting alleged contradictions in the lower court’s ruling.
The life sentence was issued after the court convicted Yoon of acting as an “insurrection ringleader” in connection with his attempt to enforce martial law. Last month, he was also sentenced to five years in prison for obstructing investigators’ efforts to detain him the previous year.
The ousted president has faced eight separate trials, including two that resulted in convictions.
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