{"id":"bc6f39fb-1aa5-42e6-b16f-603a7b50c67a","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/21/asia-pacific/south-korea-commanders-martial-law/","domain":"japantimes.co.jp","outlet":{"name":"The Japan Times","country":"JP","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Former South Korean military officers sentenced to prison over 2024 martial law incident","plainHeadline":"Five former South Korean officers sentenced to prison over 2024 martial law","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Five former senior South Korean military officers were sentenced to up to 18 years in prison.","The verdict relates to the country’s short-lived martial law declaration in 2024.","Then-President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in December 2024.","He ordered special forces and helicopters to the National Assembly to sway votes.","He also sent armed soldiers to the election commission to search for fraud evidence."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"kor","publishedAt":"2026-09-21T08:24:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-21T09:28:41.102Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ed613059-d9e4-4d9a-99f7-9c350b86a5b3","storyId":"ed613059-d9e4-4d9a-99f7-9c350b86a5b3","image":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2026/09/21/564311.jpg","author":"No Author","dek":"Then-South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in 2024, ordering military forces to the National Assembly in an failed self-coup."}