South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection

[orangecrush]

Source: The Guardian

A South Korean court has sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection and making him the first elected head of state in the country’s democratic era to receive the maximum custodial sentence.

The Seoul central district court found that Yoon’s declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024 constituted insurrection, carried out with the intent to disrupt the constitutional order.

Judge Jee Kui-youn said the purpose was “to send troops to the national assembly to blockade the assembly hall and arrest key figures, including the assembly speaker and party leaders, thereby preventing lawmakers from gathering to deliberate or vote”.



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/yoon-suk-yeol-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-leading-insurrection-in-south-korea

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Some countries take coups seriously.

[Multichromatic]

1. If we only had a court system and Justice Department that wasn't corrupt and under Trumps thumb!

[orangecrush]

2. Thank God we didn't appear partisan

When he was on trial.

[cstanleytech]

7. That's the fault of the Republicans in the House and Senates as they are all to cowardly to stop Trump.

[iemanja]

3. This is what could have happened here

If Garland had done his job.

[Ray Bruns]

4. Exactly!

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Don't even mention this POS' name. He doesn't belong in any discussions, any history lessons, etc. as he was literally

worthless and afraid to do his job.

[traladeda]

5. novel

Prosecuting criminals who try to overthrow the country. That's an intriguing idea.

[travelingthrulife]

6. This coup in the US has been going on for decades.

[Volaris]

8. Must be nice....

[KPN]

9. And we couldn't even bar our guy from ever running again, let alone force him into time spent away from

luxury, family, friends, golf and cheeseburgers. .... We should have at least been able to get the cheeseburgers!

Kinda pathetic for the so-called greatest country on earth.

[LudwigPastorius]

11. "South Korea's former president jailed for life for leading insurrection"

[Martin68]

12. Now it's Trump's turn...

[eppur_se_muova]

13. What an inspiring precedent ! nt