Park Sung-jae, Convicted of 'Insurrection,' Receives Reduced Sentence of 9 Years in Prison on Appeal

Former Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae, who was charged with playing a key role in the December 3 emergency martial law insurrection, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison in his appellate trial.

While the appellate court upheld the guilty verdict on key charges against the former minister—such as instructions related to travel bans issued by the Ministry of Justice following the declaration of martial law—it overturned some of the charges to not guilty, significantly reducing his sentence from 25 years in prison handed down in the first trial to 9 years.
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