Ex-South Korean leader gets life sentence for insurrection

What happened

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison today for his short-lived declaration of martial law in 2024. Judges at the Seoul Central District Court found Yoon, 65, guilty of leading an insurrection, the most serious of several criminal charges he has faced at multiple trials since April.

He was sentenced in January to five years for lesser crimes related to his martial law attempt.

Who said what

Prosecutors had demanded the death penalty for Yoon...