South Korean prosecutors sought a 30-year jail term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday (April 24, 2026) in a case alleging he ordered a drone operation over Pyongyang to help create a pretext for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, Yonhap news agency said.
The Seoul Central District Court is expected to rule on the case at a later date.
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The trial is one of eight Yoon is currently involved in after he was ousted last year following his brief declaration of martial law, which sent shockwaves through a country long viewed as one of Asia’s most resilient democracies.
Prosecutors allege the drone operation heightened military tensions with North Korea and, after a drone crashed, risked exposing sensitive military information related to the mission and South Korea’s capabilities.
