Heavy Prison Terms for Commanders Involved in Martial Law: Yeo In-hyung Gets 18 Years, Kwak Jong-geun 9 Years

Former high-ranking military generals who participated in the Dec. 3 emergency martial law have been sentenced to prison terms.

The 26th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Yeo In-hyung, former commander of the Defense Counterintelligence Command, who was indicted on charges of participating in key duties of insurrection and abuse of authority to obstruct the exercise of rights, to 18 years in prison.

Lee Jin-woo, former commander of the Capital Defense Command, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while Moon Sang-ho, former commander of the Defense Intelligence Command, was sentenced to 12 years; former Army Chief of Staff Park An-su, who served as martial law commander, to 10 years; and Kwak Jong-geun, former commander of the Army Special Warfare Command, to 9 years.
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