In South Korea, a prosecutor demands the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk-yeol
Kyiv • UNN
A special prosecutor is demanding the death penalty for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. He is accused of attempting to remain in power by imposing martial law.
In South Korea, a special prosecutor demanded the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk-yeol for declaring martial law, Yonhap reports, writes UNN.
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On Tuesday, the special prosecutor's team demanded the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk-yeol for his failed imposition of martial law, calling him a leader of an insurgency who sought to remain in power by seizing control of the judicial and legislative branches of government," the publication states.
Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-suk's team made the demand for such a sentence during Yoon's last hearing at the Seoul Central District Court.