South Korea’s former interior minister gets 7-year sentence for aiding martial law
Summary
South Korea's former interior minister Lee Sang-min was sentenced to seven years for abetting the 2024 martial law declaration by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol. The declaration was swiftly lifted after parliamentary opposition.
Key Points
- Lee Sang-min, former South Korean interior minister, was sentenced to seven years for aiding President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law.
- Lee was convicted of relaying orders to cut utilities to critical news organizations, which were not executed due to swift lifting of martial law.
- The court acquitted Lee of lesser charges of abusing power due to lack of evidence.
- The verdict precedes a separate trial assessing whether Yoon's martial law declaration constituted rebellion, punishable by death.
