Lawyers for ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol filed an appeal hours after a Seoul court sentenced him to 30 years in prison over North Korea drone flights.
The Seoul Central District Court convicted Yoon for ordering military unmanned aircraft incursions above Pyongyang in a case tied to his controversial martial-law declaration.
Defense counsel argued the punishment was disproportionate and that procedural errors infected the trial record.
Prosecutors portrayed the drone operation as a dangerous provocation that risked open conflict on the divided peninsula.
The rapid appeal keeps Yoon’s legal team on an accelerated calendar as allied cases against former defense officials proceed.
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