A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced to life in prison former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024, ruling that his ill-fated power grab constituted rebellion.
The decision followed 10 months of tense court proceedings, during which Yoon remained unapologetic, insisting that his actions were a legitimate exercise of presidential authority aimed at countering his liberal rivals. The verdict delivers a measure of reckoning in what has been the country’s most destabilizing political crisis in decades.
