South Korea ex-PM Han's trial over martial law crisis kicks off


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  • Tuesday, 30 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks to the media as he arrives at the Government Complex in Seoul on March 24, 2025. JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo went on trial on Tuesday, accused of abetting an insurrection among other criminal charges in connection with the country's martial law crisis last December.

Han, appointed by ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol who declared martial law, also faces charges of creating false official documents and committing perjury.

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