Yoon Suk Yeol

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

S. Korea’s former PM Han Duck-soo’s martial law sentence cut to 15 years on appeal

A lower court had sentenced former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo in January to a jail term of 23 years.

Judge who convicted South Korean ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee found dead days after ruling

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee (centre) was sentenced to four years in prison for stock manipulation and bribery.

South Korean court raises ex-president Yoon’s sentence to 7 years’ jail for obstructing justice

A banner showing a picture of South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee on a street near the Seoul High Court.

South Korea appeals court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail

Supporters of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee watch a live stream of Kim's trial near the Seoul High Court on April 28.

South Korean prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for ex-president Yoon in drone case: Report

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.