South Korean ex-president Yoon appeals against ‘excessive’ life sentence for insurrection

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol has filed an appeal against an insurrection conviction stemming from his 2024 martial law declaration, his lawyers said on Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday found Yoon guilty of leading an insurrection designed to “paralyse” the National Assembly, sentencing him to life in prison. “We believe we have a responsibility to clearly place on record the problems with this ruling – not only in the court’s records, but also before the...

By Agence France-Presse

Ousted South Korean President Yoon appeals life sentence for martial law decree

“We will never be silent about what we view as an excessive indictment by a special prosecutor, the contradictory judgment rendered by the lower court based on that premise, and its political circumstances,” Mr. Yoon’s legal team said

Ex-President Yoon appeals life sentence over martial law bid

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday appealed his life sentence over his failed bid to impose martial law. The appeal was filed by his lawyers five days after a court sentenced Yoon to life in prison for leading an insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law on Dec. 3, 2024. (Yonhap)

By The Korea Herald

South Korea ex-president Yoon appeals insurrection verdict

The Seoul Central District Court last week found Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of leading an insurrection designed to "paralyse" the National Assembly, sentencing him to life in prison.

Ex-President Yoon appeals life sentence over martial law bid - Yonhap News Agency

Ex-President Yoon appeals life sentence over martial law bid  Yonhap News Agency