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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Raphael Rashid in Seoul

Why is South Korea angry that Yoon Suk Yeol wasn’t sentenced to death?

An anti-Yoon protester holds a sign calling for the death sentence for the former South Korean president.
An anti-Yoon protester holds a sign calling for the death sentence for the former South Korean president. Photograph: Jintak Han/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

On Thursday, former president Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024.

When he received his sentence, hundreds of his opponents cheered outside the court. But the mood quickly shifted to disappointment and anger.

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