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Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea ruling party claims ex-President Yoon’s life sentence falls short of expectations

A protester with a placard showing a photo of South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol reading "A death sentence" during a rally near the Seoul Central District Court on Feb 19.
A protester with a placard showing a photo of South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol reading "A death sentence" during a rally near the Seoul Central District Court on Feb 19.

Martial law gambit made convict of South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol, once a lawman

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at the Seoul Central District Court on Feb 19.
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at the Seoul Central District Court on Feb 19.

South Korean citizens recommended for Nobel Peace Prize over martial law resistance

Protesters marching through central Seoul on Dec 4, 2024, after the declaration of martial law by then South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol.
Protesters marching through central Seoul on Dec 4, 2024, after the declaration of martial law by then South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol: From rising star to jailed ex-president

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment on Feb 19.
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment on Feb 19.

What to know about the trial of South Korea’s ousted leader

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) imposed a brief martial law in December 2024, during which he banned all political activities and placed the news media under military control.
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) imposed a brief martial law in December 2024, during which he banned all political activities and placed the news media under military control.

South Korean court hands life term to ex‑President Yoon for insurrection

The verdict by the Seoul Central District Court was the most consequential yet for former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol.
The verdict by the Seoul Central District Court was the most consequential yet for former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea braces itself for verdict in ex‑president Yoon’s insurrection trial

A South Korean court is due to rule on Feb 19 on whether former president Yoon Suk Yeol is guilty of masterminding an insurrection.
A South Korean court is due to rule on Feb 19 on whether former president Yoon Suk Yeol is guilty of masterminding an insurrection.

South Korean civilians sent drones to North 4 times after Lee became president, harming ties: Seoul

Fragments of a drone lie scattered on the ground in Kaesong City, North Korea.
Fragments of a drone lie scattered on the ground in Kaesong City, North Korea.

Why Lee Sang-min and Han Duck-soo received such different sentences in S. Korea insurrection cases

South Korea's former interior minister Lee Sang-min and its former prime minister Han Duck-soo received different sentences for the same charge.
South Korea's former interior minister Lee Sang-min and its former prime minister Han Duck-soo received different sentences for the same charge.

Former South Korean interior minister Lee Sang-min jailed 7 years in martial law case

The Seoul Central District Court found Lee guilty of taking part in an insurrection by relaying instructions to the police and fire agencies to cut power and water to media outlets.
The Seoul Central District Court found Lee guilty of taking part in an insurrection by relaying instructions to the police and fire agencies to cut power and water to media outlets.

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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.