South Korean appeals court cuts ex-prime minister's sentence in martial law case

A South Korean appeals court reduced ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's sentence for his role in an illegal martial law imposition. The court upheld Han's convictions for attempting to legitimize the decree and falsifying documents, but lowered his sentence from 23 years to 15 years. Han, who served under both liberal and conservative administrations, has seven days to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.