The special counsel team on insurrection and treason asked the court to sentence former Korean National Police Agency Commissioner Cho Ji-ho to 20 years in prison for insurrection major-duty participation in connection with the Dec. 3 martial law.
At a sentencing hearing held on Jan. 13 before the Criminal Agreement Division 25 of the Seoul Central District Court (presiding judge Jee Kui-youn), the special counsel team sought a 20-year prison term for former Korean National Police Agency Commissioner Cho. On the same day, it sought the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was tried alongside Cho.
According to prosecutors, former Korean National Police Agency Commissioner Cho is accused of deploying riot police during the emergency martial law to block lawmakers from entering the National Assembly.