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Court Cuts Former PM Han’s Prison Term to 15 Years

5/7/2026

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  • Seoul appeals court cut former prime minister Han Duck-soo’s jail term from 23 to 15 years, citing his 50 years of public service.
  • Han denied all accusations except perjury and said he never agreed to or helped the 2024 martial-law plan.
  • The court said he convened a cabinet meeting that enabled President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law and a meeting that rescinded it after parliament rejected the decree.