Park Sung-jae had held a meeting of justice ministry officials in the early hours of the martial law and checked on prison capacity should the authorities arrest anti-government figures, prosecutors say.

A Seoul court sentenced a former defense minister on June 19 to three years in prison on charges related to ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief but catastrophic declaration of…

Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday on charges of playing a key role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol...