▲ The sentencing hearing for the second trial of Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of heading an insurrection
The 12-1 Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court held a sentencing hearing this morning (October 29) to hear the final arguments from the special counsel team investigating the insurrection.
The special counsel team stated, "Former President Yoon attempted to collapse the Constitution using the power entrusted to him by the people," adding, "This is an act of treason that betrays the public's trust." They requested the court to sentence former President Yoon to death.
The special counsel had also previously sought the death penalty for former President Yoon during the first trial.
The first-instance court recognized the charge of insurrection with the intent to subvert the Constitution, sentencing former President Yoon to life imprisonment and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to 30 years in prison.
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