Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection with his 2024 martial law declaration, a move that shocked the nation and triggered the country’s most severe political crisis in decades.
Yoon and other defendants, including his former defense minister, undermined the core values of democracy by trying to paralyze the National Assembly, the Seoul Central District Court said, handing down the verdict on Thursday.