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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

South Korea’s Yoon apologises after receiving life sentence over martial law decree

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol apologised for declaring martial law in the country, a day after he was sentenced to life for it.

In the statement on Friday, Yoon said it was difficult to accept the logic of the Seoul Central District Court’s ruling that “troops going to the National Assembly amounted to insurrection”.

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