Yoon’s lawyers have vehemently argued that the ruling was not supported by evidence in the case and would discuss with their client if he wanted to appeal the guilty verdict.
The Seoul Central Court also convicted former PM Han Duck-soo and handed him a 23-year prison sentence for attempting to legitimise the martial law decree by forcing it through a Cabinet Council meeting, falsifying records and lying under oath.
And South Korea’s former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun has been sentenced to 30 years in prison over his role in the failed martial law attempt.
Amnesty International called Yoon’s guilty verdict an “important step” towards accountability.
Already, last month, Yoon was sentenced to five years in prison for resisting arrest, fabricating the martial law proclamation and sidestepping a legally mandated full cabinet meeting before declaring martial law.
That's not the end of it because he still faces two more trials in relation to it.
Celtic face a mammoth task to keep their Europa League campaign alive after losing 4-1 at home to VfB Stuttgart in the first leg of the play-offs yesterday in Martin O'Neill's 1,000th managerial game. I shouldn't surprised because they gave a low energy display.
A poor clearance from Kasper Schmeichel led to Celtic falling behind in the 15th minute. But Benjamin Nygren restored parity, taking advantage of a poor pass to round the goalkeeper before putting the ball into an empty net six minutes later.
The Bundesliga side took the lead again when they headed a cross home, beating the Celtic goalkeeper for the second time in the 28th minute.
Schmeichel was again culpable in the 57th minute, having misread a 20-yard shot which was fierce but not particularly well placed. His decision to scoop the ball away backfired as he only helped it into the net.
And three minutes into stoppage time, Stuttgart netted once more.
As the Celtic boss admitted: "We were masters of our own downfall"! Very true!
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