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Special counsel seeks 15-year sentence for former interior minister in appellate trial

A special counsel team on Wednesday sought a 15-year prison term for former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min in an appellate trial over his alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

2026-04-22

Former interior minister appeals seven-year prison sentence for martial law involvement

Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min has appealed a court ruling sentencing him to seven years in prison for playing a key role in an insurrection in connection with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched bid to impose martial law.

2026-02-14

Ex-Interior Minister Lee Sang-min gets 7 years for role in insurrection

Former Minister of Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday for participating in what the court ruled was an insurrection tied to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of emergency martial law.

2026-02-12

Prosecutors demand 15 years for former interior minister accused of assisting martial law declaration

Prosecutors from the special counsel investigating the insurrection case demanded a 15-year prison sentence for Lee Sang-min, the former interior and safety minister, accusing him of aiding the martial law declaration of Dec. 3, 2024.

2026-01-12

Special counsel raids ex-interior minister's home in martial law probe

A special counsel team on Thursday raided the home of former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min as part of its investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt to impose martial law, legal sources said.

2025-07-17

Lee Sang-min gets married, but has 'no plans for a wedding'

Singer Lee Sang-min, 52, marries a noncelebrity without a wedding ceremony, choosing to celebrate privately with friends and family.

2025-05-02

Ex-interior minister questioned overnight in martial law probe

Former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min returned home Saturday after an overnight police interrogation over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law late last year.

2025-04-20

Police question ex-interior minister in martial law probe

Police on Friday questioned former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law late last year.

2025-04-19

Police raid home, offices of ex-interior minister in martial law probe

Police on Tuesday raided the home and offices of former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law.

2025-02-18

National security adviser tells court he tried to dissuade Yoon from declaring martial law

National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik testified that he told President Yoon Suk Yeol not to declare martial law at the seventh hearing of Yoon’s impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.

2025-02-11