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Special Counsel Seeks 25-Year Prison Term for Ex-Justice Minister over Martial Law Role

Summary by The Korea Times
A special counsel team on Tuesday sought a 25-year prison term for former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae in his appellate trial over his alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed 2024 martial law bid. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team made the request at the Seoul High Court, after a lower court sentenced Park to 25 years in prison in June on multiple charges, including playing a key role in an insurrection, which exceeded the tea…

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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-seop Lee Kwang-eum = Former Minister of Justice Park Seong-jae, who was charged with engaging in an important mission in the civil war related to 12·3 emergency martial law, was imprisoned for 2 in the second trial...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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The special prosecutor team led by Cho Eun-seok demanded a 25-year prison sentence in the appeal trial for former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae, who was indicted on charges of engaging in important duties related to the December 3 state of emergency.

Former Minister of Justice Park Seong-jae, who was charged with engaging in an important mission in the civil war related to 12·3 emergency martial law, was imprisoned for 25 years in the second instance. Former Minister Park was sentenced to 25 years in prison in the first instance. On the 29th, Cho Eun-seok's civil war special inspection team asked the judge to “sentence the defendant to 25 years in prison, the same sentence as the first trial…

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Naver broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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