Former prime minister Han Duck-soo’s conviction and unexpectedly harsh prison sentence have sent shock waves through South Korea’s establishment and cast a shadow over impeached ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol, awaiting his own verdict next month.
Analysts say the ruling not only dismantles Yoon’s legal narrative that his short-lived martial law decree fell within presidential authority, but also signals that the courts are prepared to impose the heaviest penalties yet for what they formally define…
Fate of South Korea’s Yoon ‘almost a foregone conclusion’ after Han’s shock prison term
