SEOUL: A South Korean court on Wednesday found former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo guilty of engaging in a key action of insurrection concerning ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024. Han was found guilty because he failed to hold a lawful cabinet meeting needed for martial law under South Korean rules, a judge said.

SEOUL: A South Korean court on Wednesday found former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo guilty of engaging in a key action of insurrection concerning ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s…

Han was considered instrumental in setting up the outward appearance of a cabinet meeting that facilitated the martial law declaration, a judge said.