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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Raphael Rashid in Seoul

Former South Korean PM jailed for 23 years for role in martial law insurrection

Han Duck-soo
Han Duck-soo was also found guilty of creating false documents, destroying presidential records and perjury. Photograph: Yonhap/AFP/Getty Images

South Korea’s former prime minister Han Duck-soo has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in an insurrection stemming from the former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law declaration.

The judge, Lee Jin-kwan, ordered Han’s immediate detention.

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