South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of masterminding an insurrection over his short-lived imposition of martial law in 2024. The Seoul Central District Court, which found Yeol guilty on Thursday, sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for the disgraced ex-president, who was impeached and removed from office over his declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024.
Seoul Central District Court judge Jee Kui-youn, who delivered the verdict, said Yoon was guilty of leading an insurrection and committed acts to subvert the country’s constitutional order.
