South Korea’s special prosecutor in charge of investigating the emergency martial law case on October 29 asked the court of second instance to sentence former president Yoon Seok-hye to death on suspicion of leading the civil unrest, Yonhap news agency reported.
Yin xiyue during the trial, “Sell miserably”, said: “The president is too difficult to do, do 5 years afraid is not even a normal life expectancy
Hante prosecutors said earlier, Yoon Hye launched civil unrest trampled all common sense and South Korea’s constitutional history. The coup d’état by the democratically elected president shocked the nation as an unpardonable criminal act of undermining constitutional order in an attempt to set Korea back 40 years of history.
The unit added that the court of first instance had made considerable efforts to establish the truth of the case, but had failed to fully establish the full extent of the civil unrest and to establish accountability commensurate with the crime. The strongest argument against the death penalty is the possibility of a miscarriage of justice, but not in this case. South Korea’s long-standing practice of not carrying out the death penalty is no reason not to impose it.
According to reports, the court will hear the final defense of Yin Xiyue and Yin Xiyue’s final statement on November 5, when it is expected to announce the second trial sentencing date.
Under South Korean law, leaders of civil unrest can be sentenced to death or life in prison.
On the night of December 3,2024, South Korea’s then-president Yoon issued an emergency martial law on the grounds of eradicating“Forces from the north.”. Early the next morning, South Korea’s parliament passed a resolution calling for the lifting of martial law. Since then, Yoon has been suspended, arrested and impeached. On January 13, the special prosecutor’s office asked the court to sentence Yin to death on suspicion of being a leader of civil unrest. On February 19, the Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, first instance announced that Yoon Seok-hye leader of civil unrest convicted, sentenced to life imprisonment.