South Korea’s ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in first of 8 trials over martial law

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison in the first of eight trials related to charges over his decision to impose martial law at the end of 2024. In one of the trials, Yoon is accused of imposing the law to lead a rebellion. If he is convicted, he could be sentenced to death.