LIVE: Yoon Suk Yeol droht im Aufstandsprozess die Todesstrafe

From the live Joongang thread as at 3:40pm:

– Judge Ji has settled a long-running question that has hung over Yoon’s case: Whether the CIO has the right to investigate insurrection allegations. He has found that the CIO acted within its authority by probing the insurrection allegations against Yoon when he was still in office.

– Ji has also found that the prosecution’s indictment was justified based on the preponderance of evidence and rejected Yoon’s claims that this evidence was collected illegally.

– Ji has accepted the basic truthfulness of the testimonies given by military commanders who are co-defendants in Yoon’s trial. He notes that there are small discrepancies based on what they individually thought was significant details while listening to instructions from former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.

– The court has found that Yoon sent the military to the National Assembly to prevent the legislature from overturning the martial law declaration and to arrest key figures.

– Ji has established the precedent that a head of state can commit insurrection and treason.

5:46pm:

– Ji has found Yoon guilty of masterminding an insurrection. He has also found former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun guilty of participating and planning the insurrection.

4:01pm:

– **Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life imprisonment**

**Full sentencing**

Yoon Suk Yeol – Life

Kim Yong-hyun – 30 years

Noh Sang-won – 18 years

Cho Ji-ho – 12 years

Kim Bong-sik – 10 years

Mok Hyun-tae – 3 years

Kim Yong-gun, Yoon Seung-young – Acquitted