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A former South Korean justice minister received a 25-year prison sentence for his role in a martial law declaration that triggered political turmoil and constitutional crisis.
A former South Korean justice minister received a 25-year sentence for his role in a martial law declaration that destabilized the government and triggered a constitutional crisis. The conviction signals willingness to hold senior officials accountable for unconstitutional power grabs.
A quarter-century sentence for a justice minister shows South Korea's courts are willing to punish institutional betrayal at the highest levels. It's a legal consequence for what amounts to a coup attempt by a sitting cabinet official. The severity reflects how seriously the courts treated the assault on constitutional order.
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