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Yoon Suk Yeol, the previous South Korean president, has received a life sentence for rebellion stemming from his unsuccessful bid to enforce martial law, which propelled the nation into disarray.
On Thursday, a three-judge tribunal at Seoul Central District Court determined that Yoon was culpable for orchestrating a revolt in late 2024, which aimed to undermine the constitution.
“Yoon’s seditious deeds profoundly jeopardize the essential tenets of democracy,” stated judge Ji Gwi-yeon.
Yoon had confronted the prospect of capital punishment.
This ruling culminates an intense event that cast South Korea into its gravest political upheaval in decades and challenged the resilience of its 39-year-old democracy.
This report is still evolving.