Courts agree on Yoon’s guilt in declaring martial law, diverge on date of intent

AI핵심 요약

• ·Separate rulings in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s insurrection cases differ on when he decided to impose martial law, setting up a key issue for appeal.
• ·Two courts that tried former President Yoon Suk Yeol on separate insurrection charges have reached conflicting conclusions about when exactly he decided to declare emergency martial law, a question that could carry significant weight as the cases move to appeal.
• ·The 25th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court, which handled Yoon's trial on charges of leading an insurrection, found in February that Yoon formed criminal intent two days before the declaration — on Dec.
• ·1 — when he delegated detailed planning for the martial law operation to then-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
• ·While Yoon had first raised the idea of martial law at a gathering at the presidential residence following Armed Forces Day on Oct.