Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea’s military counter-intelligence command reform takes shape but concerns remain

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back (fifth from left) and other officials unveiling a plaque for the new Defense Counterintelligence Agency in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi province, on Aug 3.

South Korea court gives ex-President Yoon suspended jail term for violating election law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol answers a reporter’s question during a press conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Nov 7, 2024. South Korea’s highest court on July 9, 2026 upheld ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s seven year prison sentence over crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath.

Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon’s 7-year jail sentence

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was also sentenced to life in prison in February on charges of masterminding an insurrection tied to his martial law declaration.

South Korea court gives ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee 7-year jail term for bribery

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025. JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS

South Korea ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee handed 7 years in jobs-for-gifts case

Kim had maintained her innocence, arguing that while she did receive gifts, there were no requests for favours attached to them.

South Korea ex-minister gets 25 years for role in martial law disaster

South Korea ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s December 2024 martial law declaration lasted only about six hours as lawmakers raced to the assembly building and voted it down in an emergency session.

South Korea’s ex-defence minister gets 3 years for leaking military secrets tied to martial law bid

The court also added that Kim Yong-hyun’s actions became one of the “driving forces” behind Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration.

South Korea’s ex-president gets 30 years’ jail over North Korea drone incident

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's legal team had denied the charge involving the drones.

Seoul court extends ex-minister’s prison sentence in martial law case

Supporters rally for impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law and plunged the country into chaos in 2024. Former interior minister Lee Sang-min's prison term for his role in the crisis was increased to nine years.

South Korea appeals court cuts jail term for ex-PM Han to 15 years in martial law case

Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who faces charges of allegedly aiding ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol in an attempted insurrection, arrives for closing hearing for his case at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

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