Prosecutors have asked for South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol to be handed a death sentence if he is found guilty over his botched attempt to impose martial law.
A court in Seoul heard closing arguments in Yoon's trial, in which he was accused of being the "ringleader of an insurrection".
The charge stems from Yoon's attempt in December 2024 to impose military rule in South Korea - an act that lasted just hours but plunged the country into political turmoil. He was later impeached by parliament and detained to face trial.
Yoon has denied the charges against him, arguing that martial law was a symbolic gesture to draw public attention to the wrongdoings of the opposition party.
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South Korea’s special counsel has requested that former President Yoon Suk-yeol be sentenced to death in his rebellion case, Yonhap reported.
ReplyDeleteThe country’s Criminal Code provides for three types of punishment for trying to lead a rebellion, those being the death penalty, life in prison, and life imprisonment without forced labor.
Yoon Suk-yeol is charged with organizing a rebellion against the constitutional order by attempting to impose martial law in December 2024. In particular, he is suspected of ordering the military and police to cordon off the parliament building to bar the lawmakers from entering it and revoking martial law. A court verdict in his case is expected in early February. The death penalty has not been applied in South Korea since 1997.
Прокуратура Южной Кореи запросила смертную казнь для экс-президента Юн Сок Ёля, сообщает Рёнхап.
ReplyDeleteЮн Сок Ёль был обвинен в организации мятежа из-за введения военного положения в нарушение конституции в декабре 2024 года. Смертная казнь не применяется в Южной Корее с 1997 года.