South Korean appeals court cuts ex-justice minister's martial law sentence to 9 years

An appellate court in Seoul reduced the sentence of a former justice minister from a longer term to nine years for his role in the martial law declaration. The ruling modifies the earlier judgment, though the exact original sentence and the minister's identity are not specified in the available text. This is a notable judicial development in South Korea's ongoing accountability process for the martial law episode.

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