Park Sung-jae, Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for 'Involvement in Insurrection' in Appeals Court... 'Reduced' from 25 Years in 1st Trial

Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae, who has been on trial on charges including playing a key role in an insurrection for his involvement in the December 3 emergency martial law, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison by an appeals court, significantly reducing his sentence from the 25 years handed down in the first trial.

The Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 1 sentenced former Minister Park today (the 21st), who faces charges including ordering the review of dispatching prosecutors to the Joint Investigation Headquarters of the Martial Law Command following the declaration of martial law.

Previously, the first-trial court found former Minister Park guilty of most of the charges and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. However, the appeals court overturned the charge regarding ordering documents that justified the emergency martial law, finding him not guilty on that count, and substantially reduced the sentence to 9 years in prison.
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