Appeals court reduces ex-justice minister's sentence to 9 yrs over martial law role

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SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Wednesday reduced former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae's sentence from 25 years to nine years in prison over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

The Seoul High Court handed down the ruling for Park after overturning guilty verdicts for some of the key charges faced by Park in connection with his involvement in Yoon's short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.

Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul in this file photo taken June 22, 2026. (Yonhap)

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Appeals court reduces ex-justice minister's sentence to 9 yrs over martial law role

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首尔，10月21日（韩联社）——周三，一家上诉法院将前法务部长官朴成宰因参与前总统尹锡烈失败的戒严令而被判处的25年有期徒刑减至9年。

首尔高等法院推翻了朴槿惠因参与尹锡悦在 2024 年 12 月短暂宣布戒严令而面临的一些主要指控的有罪判决，并作出有利于朴槿惠的裁决。

这张摄于2026年6月22日的资料照片显示，前法务部长官朴成宰抵达位于首尔南部的首尔中央地方法院。（韩联社）

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上诉法院将前司法部长因戒严令角色而被判的刑期减至9年。