South Korea awaits Han Duck-soo ruling as test case for martial law trials

The sentencing of former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo in January next year will serve as a bellwether for others charged over impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed martial law decree, observers say. On Wednesday, the special counsel team investigating insurrection charges related to Yoon’s December 3 decree demanded a 15-year prison term for Han, the 77-year-old political veteran accused of helping “mastermind” the attempted self-coup. Senior Judge Lee Jin-gwan of the Seoul...