South Korea’s ex-President Yoon faces potential death sentence request in trial

SEOUL: South Korea’s special prosecutor is ​expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session. Yoon, who is accused of masterminding an insurrection, could face the death penalty or life in prison under South Korean law if found guilty. South Korea has followed an unofficial moratorium for nearly 30 years and ‌has not executed ‌a death-row inmate since 1997.

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