The ruling was delivered on January 21 by the Seoul Central District Court in a nationally televised verdict, Yonhap reported, adding that the presiding judge ordered Han to be placed in custody, citing concerns he could destroy evidence.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday was sentenced to five years in prison by the Seoul Central District Court on charges including obstruction of justice, in the first verdict related to his short-lived martial law declaration in December 2024, Yonhap News reported.
A group of over 12,000 South Korean citizens has filed a lawsuit against former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, seeking compensation for the damages allegedly caused by his imposition of martial law in December last year, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Senior judge at the Seoul Central District Court, Nam Se-jin, issued the arrest warrant requested by special counsel Cho Eun-suk, citing concerns that Yoon could destroy evidence.
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 27 (ANI): Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year jail term for former South Korean President Park Geun-hye regarding a massive corruption scandal that led to her removal from the post last year.