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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of rebellion and abuse of authority over his failed attempt to introduce martial law.

Prosecutors had demanded the death penalty for Yoon’s 2024 bid to impose martial law via military force, paralysing the legislature and arresting political opponents.

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