Han Duck-soo sentenced to 23 years for martial legislation disaster | EUROtoday

Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-suk’s workforce had requested for a 15-year jail sentence for Han on expenses of aiding and abetting the rebel, accusing him of getting performed a key function within the execution of the plan “to subvert the democratic order” and of perjury.

“Han is believed to have played a significant role in the insurrectionary acts of Yoon and others, ensuring, at least formally, compliance with procedural requirements,” Lee added, noting that though the defendant “expressed concerns to Yoon Suk-yeol” about his resolution, he didn’t “explicitly object” or urge different members of the federal government to discourage him.

During the trial, the previous prime minister denied any wrongdoing, insisting he by no means supported or abetted the declaration of martial legislation. After Yoon Suk-yeol was faraway from workplace in April 2025, following impeachment validated by the Constitutional Court, Han took over as interim president and was at one level seen as a robust conservative candidate in final yr’s early elections.

He resigned from workplace in May to pursue a presidential bid, which quickly collapsed when Yoon Suk-yeol’s social gathering refused to call him as its chief.

Han, 76, was ordered to be instantly transported to jail instantly after notification of the sentence.