Appellate Ruling for Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae Over Insurrection Charges Set for Today; 25-Year Prison Term Given in 1st Trial

The appellate ruling for former Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae, who received a heavy prison sentence in the first trial on charges of participating in the insurrection related to the December 3 Emergency Martial Law, will be delivered today (the 21st).

The 1st Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court will hold the appellate sentencing for former Minister Park Sung-jae at 3:00 p.m. today on charges of playing a key role in an insurrection.

Former Minister Park was put on trial for playing a key role in the insurrection by convening a meeting of senior Ministry of Justice officials after the martial law declaration, reviewing the dispatch of prosecutors to the Joint Investigation Headquarters of the Martial Law Command, checking the capacity of correctional facilities, and ordering staff in charge of travel bans to report to work.

Recognizing these charges as guilty, the first trial sentenced him to 25 years in prison, which is heavier than the 20-year prison term demanded by the special counsel team.
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