Yoon is likely to appeal the verdict.
South Korean court finds former President Yoon Suk Yeol guilty over declaration of martial law in December 2024.
His short-lived martial law declaration in December 2024 threw the country into months of turmoil.
Former South Korean president found guilty over failed martial law declaration in 2024
L’ordinamento giudiziario prevede la pena di morte ma è bloccata da una moratoria del 1997
Former President Yoon sentenced to life in prison by Seoul court for his brief imposition of martial law in 2024.
The ruling, delivered by Seoul Central District Court judge Jee Kui-youn, matched what prosecutors sought at the trial's final hearing in January.
SEOUL: A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration…
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment for insurrection over his brief martial law declaration, capping months of political…
Yoon Suk Yeol's December 2024 martial law bid fundamentally damaged South Korea's democracy, a judge told the court.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating an insurrection and received a life sentence for his short-lived...
S. Korea's political parties offered sharply different reactions after former President Yoon was sentenced to life in prison in first-instance ruling
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’
Former President Yoon was sentenced to life in prison this week on charges of leading an insurrection but he still faces 6 additional criminal trials