Criminal Division 33 of the Seoul Central District Court (Judge Lee Jin-kwan presiding) on the 21st recognized former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s role in an insurrection as guilty, sentencing him to 23 years in prison and ordering his immediate detention.

A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison fo...