Mathrubhumi English6d ago
25 years in jail: Another top Yoon ally convicted over South Korea's martial law crisis https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/south-korea-ex-justice-minister-park-sung-jae-martial-law-sentence-dfup2unx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SouthKorea #YoonSukYeol #MartialLaw #ParkSungJae #Insurrection
Reclusive LeftistJun 12
Jailed South Korea ex-president gets 30 more years for sending drones into North
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17ydny8zyro
#bbc #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #koreanMAGA #farright
Jailed South Korea ex-president gets 30 more years for sending drones into North

Prosecutors argued that Yoon ordered the operation to provoke Pyongyang and create a pretext for martial law.

AkerixJun 12

El ex presidente surcoreano Yoon condenado a 30 años por el incidente del dron.

El ex presidente surcoreano Yoon Suk Yeol fue condenado a 30 años de prisión por un tribunal de Seúl por enviar drones a Corea del Norte en 2024, una medida que los fiscales afirman que tenía como objetivo provocar a Pyongyang y justificar una declaración de ley marcial. Esta sentencia sigue a la condena a cade…

#Akerix #IA #YoonSukYeol #Drones #CoreaDelNorte
https://akerix.com/article/south-korea-drone-sentencing

The Japan TimesJun 9
South Korea is cautiously improving ties with China while maintaining its U.S. alliance as part of a broader strategy to reduce economic and geopolitical risks in an increasingly volatile world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/09/world/seoul-hits-china-reset-button/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #southkoreaneconomy #southkoreachinaties #china #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol #donaldtrump #us #iran #straitofhormuz #thaad #samsungelectronics #skhynix #northkorea #india #vietnam #globalsouth
South Korea hit the China reset button. Or did it?

Seoul seeks balance as it hedges against the rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 8
South Korea's martial law scandal is set to loom large over local elections in June that will test whether opposition conservatives can rein in the power of the ruling party of President Lee Jae Myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-local-electons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol
South Korea heads to local elections under shadow of disgraced former president

The June 3 contest for mayors and governors is South Korea's first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took power in a snap election following the martial law crisis.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 6
A South Korean judge who more than doubled the former first lady's prison sentence last month was found dead on Wednesday, police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/06/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-judge-dead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #kimkeonhee #southkorea #yoonsukyeol
South Korean judge who hiked ex-first lady's jail sentence found dead

Last month, the judge presided over Kim Keon Hee's appeal trial, finding her guilty of stock manipulation and bribery, and increasing her sentence to four years from 20 months.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesApr 29
A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/30/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-yoon-obstructing-justice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea
South Korean court hikes ex-president's sentence for obstructing justice

Yoon Suk Yeol is also serving a life sentence for the much more serious crime of leading an insurrection, a result of his failed attempt to impose martial law in 2024.

The Japan Times
nitroglycolApr 29
Today's #news roundup: https://nitroglycol.blogspot.com/2026/04/news-roundup-29-april-2026.html #Trump #PaulineHanson #NigelFarage #GinaRinehart #YoonSukYeol #Iran #oil #animalcruelty
News roundup, 29 April 2026

- Former FBI director James Comey has been charged with threatening the life of the president  with a picture he briefly posted to Instagram...

BergfridApr 28

🔥 L'ex-première dame de Corée du Sud condamnée à 4 ans de prison pour corruption et manipulation boursière. Son mari, l'ex-président Yoon, purge déjà la prison à vie pour insurrection.

#CoréeduSud #KimKeonHee #YoonSukYeol #Corruption #LoisMartiale
https://bergfrid.com/blog/lex-premiere-dame-kim-keon-hee-condamnee-a-quatre-ans-de-prison-en-appel?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rss

David GraylessApr 10
On Apr 10, 2024: South Korea's liberal opposition party wins landslide majority in the country's general election - a defeat for President #YoonSukYeol, amid claims he was brought down by a spring onion.