South Korea's ex-president Yoon gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident
A South Korean court has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for orchestrating a military drone incursion into North Korea. The court ruled that Yoon used the incident to manufacture a national crisis to justify his 2024 martial law declaration.
Why it matters
This ruling marks a significant moment in South Korean political history, highlighting the legal consequences for executive overreach and the abuse of military power.
A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday (June 12, 2026) for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.
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