South Korea sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over North Korea drone incident South Korea on Friday sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea in 2024 in a bid to "heighten inter-Korean military tensions and manufacture a national crisis" enabling him to declare martial law. Yeol was in February given a life imprisonment… France 24 · Jun 12
Former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received a 30-year prison sentence. This conviction stems from sending military drones into North Korea. Prosecutors stated this action was intended to justify a failed martial law declaration. The drone flights heightened tensions between the two nations. Yoon is already serving a life… The Economic Times · Jun 12
Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones over Pyongyang South Korea’s former president was given a life sentence in February for leading an insurrection with his 2024 martial law declaration The Guardian - AU · Jun 12
Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea and and justify declaring martial law at home The Independent UK · Jun 12
S Korea ex-president Yoon jailed 30 years in drone case A new court ruling adds to a series of judgments against ousted former president Yoon Suk -yeol, who plunged South Korea into its deepest political turmoil. AAP · Jun 12
South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 30 years in jail over 2024 drone case A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on charges of ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea in an attempt to heighten cross-border tensions and create a basis for his martial law declaration in December 2024. The Times of India · Jun 12
South Korea’s ruling party sweeps local elections but loses key mayoral contest Outcome complicates president Lee Jae Myung’s bid to solidify political mandate The Independent UK · Jun 4
The Independent UK · May 7 South Korean court reduces prison sentence for ex-prime minister in martial law case An appeals court has reduced to 15 years the prison sentence of a former prime minister over his involvement in then President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law in late 2024
The Independent UK · May 6 Judge who sentenced South Korea’s former first lady to jail found dead Judge Shin Jong-o had extended former first lady Kim Keon Hee’s sentence to four years and imposed a fine of 50m won
The Independent UK · Apr 29 South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a legitimate Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024
The Independent UK · Apr 28 South Korean court convicts wife of ousted President Yoon on further corruption charges An appeals court has raised to four years the corruption sentence for the wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol
The Independent UK · Apr 7 South Korea’s ex-president accused of ‘drawing parallels between himself and Jesus’ IN FULL
The Independent UK · Apr 7 Disgraced South Korean ex-president compares himself to Jesus in bizarre Easter message In a message sent via his lawyer, jailed leader urges public to ‘hold onto the hope of salvation even if times are difficult’
The Times of India · Apr 6 ‘Broad-minded man's attitude’: North Korea calls South Korean President Lee’s regret over drone incursions ‘wise’ in rare conciliatory response North Korea has responded positively to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's apology for drone incursions, calling it "fortunate and wise." Lee admitted government officials were involved, violating policy. This rare conciliatory tone follows years of hostility, though broader tensions persist between the two nations.
The Independent UK · Feb 24 Ousted South Korean President Yoon appeals life sentence for martial law decree South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024
The Independent UK · Feb 22 Where is Kim Ju Ae? Kim Jong-un’s daughter absent from key party congress amid succession rumours Kim Ju Ae’s presence at the conference was hotly anticipated after South Korean intelligence briefings suggested she had entered ‘successor-designate stage’
The Guardian - AU · Feb 21 Why is South Korea angry that Yoon Suk Yeol wasn’t sentenced to death? The former president was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour, a punishment that some have called a ‘failure’
The Independent UK · Feb 20 South Korea’s Yoon apologises after receiving life sentence over martial law decree Former president says he stands by ‘sincerity and purpose’ of his actions