Seoul, South Korea — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after a court found him guilty of leading an insurrection during his short-lived imposition of martial law, which plunged the country into political chaos and threatened to unravel decades of democracy. The verdict closes a chapter of … Read more
South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday after being convicted of abusing his authority and leading an insurrection related to his imposition of martial law in late 2024. Presiding judge Ji Gwi-yeon from the Seoul Central District Court said that Yoon “directly and proactively planned the offense,” which “resulted in … Read more
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection and making him the first elected head of state in the country’s democratic era to receive the maximum custodial sentence. Under … Read more