Urgent: Former S. Korean PM Han sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding insurrection-Xinhua

Urgent: Former S. Korean PM Han sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding insurrection

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-01-21 14:11:30

Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is pictured before a trial in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 21, 2026. Han on Wednesday was sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding and abetting the insurrection of the impeached former President Yoon Suk-yeol. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday was sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding and abetting the insurrection of the impeached former President Yoon Suk-yeol.