SEOUL, Jan 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – A South Korean court will deliver a verdict in former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection trial on Feb 19, local media reported today.
The ruling follows the sentencing request by South Korea’s special counsel yesterday, which sought the death penalty for Yoon, on charges of ring-leading an insurrection, by declaring unconstitutional and illegal emergency martial law, in the absence of war or equivalent national emergencies.
The Seoul Central District Court merged three trials last month, for eight suspects, including Yoon and seven senior military and police officials, charged with performing critical duties in the insurrection.
The emergency martial law was declared by Yoon on the night of Dec 3, 2024, but it was revoked hours later by the National Assembly.
The constitutional court upheld a motion to impeach Yoon in Apr, last year, officially removing him from office. In Jan, last year, the ousted leader was indicted under detention as a suspected ringleader of the insurrection, becoming the first sitting president to be arrested and indicted.– NNN-YONHAP