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South Korea Sentences Five Officers Over 2024 Martial Law
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- South Korea sentenced five senior officers to prison terms from nine to 18 years for the 2024 martial law.
- Former Defense Counterintelligence Command chief Yeo In-hyung received an 18-year prison term.
- Former Special Warfare Command chief Kwak Jong-kun was sentenced to nine years in prison.
- President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared the martial law, is appealing a life-sentence conviction for insurrection.