Fate of South Korea’s Han Duck-soo to set tone for Yoon, others in martial law trial

The sentencing of former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo in January next year will serve as a bellwether for others charged for their roles in impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol’s botched martial law decree, observers say. On Wednesday, a special counsel team investigating the insurrection charges related to Yoon’s December 3 decree demanded a 15-year jail term for the 77-year-old veteran administrator. Han is accused of helping “the mastermind of insurrection” and playing key roles in...