South Korean Ex-Justice Minister Jailed for 25 Years in Latest Conviction Over Failed 2024 Martial Law Decree

Park Sung-jae is the latest of several of Yoon Suk Yeol’s cabinet to have been convicted and sent to prison for their roles in the martial law imposition.
South Korean Ex-Justice Minister Jailed for 25 Years in Latest Conviction Over Failed 2024 Martial Law Decree
Former South Korean Justice Minister Park Sung-jae arrives for his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on June 22, 2026. Kim Ju-hyung/Yonhap via AP
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South Korea’s ex-justice minister, Park Sung-jae, has been jailed for 25 years, in the latest conviction of ministers from the former conservative government in the aftermath of the failed 2024 martial law declaration.

The Seoul Central District Court on June 22 found Park guilty of helping ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to carry out the Dec. 3, 2024, decree, saying he played a key role in an attempted power grab.

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