Ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (pic) became the first Yoon administration official convicted of rebellion charges in related to Yoon’s martial law imposition in December 2024. The court sentenced Han for playing a key role in Yoon’s rebellion by trying to give procedural legitimacy to Yoon’s martial law decree by getting it passed through a Cabinet Council meeting. The court also convicted Han of falsifying the martial law proclamation and destroying it and lying under oath. The court said Han, then prime minister, neglected his respon­sibilities to protect the constitution, choosing instead to take part in Yoon’s rebellion with the belief that it might succeed. Yoon, who has already been in jail for months, faces eight criminal trials including his rebellion case over the martial law decree and other allegations.

Source: The Star January 22, 2026 11:27 UTC