South Korea’s former justice minister Park Sung-jae was sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday after a district court found him guilty of playing a key role in an insurrection through his involvement in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence to Park, exceeding the 20-year prison term sought by special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team. The court...