South Korean Ex-President Sentenced to Life in Prison for Insurrection

South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday after being convicted of abusing his authority and leading an insurrection related to his imposition of martial law in late 2024.

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Presiding judge Ji Gwi-yeon from the Seoul Central District Court said that Yoon “directly and proactively planned the offense,” which “resulted in enormous social costs,” and that “it has been difficult to find any indication that the...