South Korea’s Former President Sentenced to Life in Prison

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor, after a court in Seoul found him guilty of leading an insurrection during a failed attempt to declare martial law in December 2024. In a verdict broadcast on live TV, a judge found Yoon unlawfully tried to send troops into South Korea’s national assembly to arrest key figures, including the assembly speaker and party leaders. Yoon had faced a possible death sentence.