The Latest Breaking News from Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean president warns sending drones into North Korea akin to starting war

Lee Jae Myung criticises his own defence minister for failing to detect drone launches into neighbouring country

The Independent UK · Jan 20

South Korea sentences ex-president to five years in first martial law verdict

Yoon Suk Yeol’s conviction for obstructing own arrest separate from main trial that could lead to death penalty

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon given five-year jail term over martial law bid

Judge says Yoon Suk Yeol ‘abused his enormous influence as president’

The Independent UK · Jan 16

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon facing possible death penalty over insurrection charge

The ex-leader briefly imposed martial law in the country in December 2024

The Independent UK · Jan 13

South Korea’s former first lady took bribes and meddled in state affairs, prosecutor says

Special prosecutor alleges Kim Keon Hee took advantage of her status as president's spouse ‘to receive money and expensive valuables’

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025

South Korean President Lee returns to presidential palace avoided by predecessor

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday commuted to Cheong Wa Dae, the country’s traditional presidential palace, for the first time since taking office in June, more than three years after his ousted predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office to the Defense Ministry compound

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025

Prosecutors Demand a 10-Year Sentence for Former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol for Failed Martial Law

Korean prosecutors seek to have former South Korean president Yoon Suk-Yeol to serve a 10-year prison term for his attempt to impose martial law

International Business Times UK · Dec 27, 2025

South Korea's Constitutional Court removes police chief over martial law involvement

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has formally removed the country’s impeached police chief

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

South Korea’s former president ‘planned to provoke war with North Korea’

Special prosecutor says Yoon Suk Yeol tried to ‘create justification for declaring martial law’ by luring Pyongyang into armed aggression

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

South Korea's ex-acting leader indicted over former president's martial law imposition

South Korea's former acting leader Choi Sang-mok has been indicted on charges related to the brief imposition of martial law in December 2024

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025