Special counsel appeals 7-yr sentence for ex-interior minister over martial law role

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) — A particular counsel workforce on Wednesday appealed a court docket ruling sentencing former Inside Minister Lee Sang-min to seven years in jail for his involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s temporary imposition of martial regulation.

The workforce led by Particular Counsel Cho Eun-suk filed the attraction six days after the Seoul Central District Courtroom discovered Lee responsible of collaborating in Yoon’s failed try and impose martial regulation on Dec. 3, 2024, and of perjury in the course of the former president’s impeachment trial final yr.

“The attraction was filed on the grounds of misinterpretation of details, misapplication of authorized rules and an unduly lenient sentence,” the workforce mentioned in a press release to the media.

Prosecutors had sought a 15-year jail time period for Lee, accusing him of ordering officers to chop off electrical energy and water provides to media shops crucial of the administration on the night time Yoon declared martial regulation.

Lee turned the second member of Yoon’s Cupboard to be convicted in reference to the emergency order. Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced to 23 years in jail final month for his position within the short-lived try.

Lee’s authorized workforce filed its personal attraction Friday, a day after the sentencing.

kyongae.choi@yna.co.kr
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