Seoul: A South Korean appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's prison sentence from 23 years to 15 years over his role in the failed attempt to impose martial law under then-President Yoon Suk Yeol, Yonhap News Agency reported.

According to Anadolu Agency, the court upheld Han's convictions on all charges in line with a lower court ruling but acquitted him of perjury over remarks that he did not witness then-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun handing a martial law-related document to then-Interior Minister Lee Sang-min. Han had initially been sentenced to 23 years earlier this year.

Special prosecutors charged Han with abetting the ringleader of an insurrection, playing a key role in the attempt, and committing perjury. Han's legal team expressed their intention to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, seeking further reduction or dismissal of the charges.