Yoon is accused of obstructing justice and faces a 10-year jail term if found guilty.

A South Korean court has ruled the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison last week, the first of eight criminal verdicts stemming ...

It is the first in a series of verdicts for the disgraced ex-leader, whose brief suspension of civilian rule in South Korea on December 3, 2024 prompted massive protests and a showdown in parliament.

Yoon Suk Yeol's ill-fated attempt to declare martial law in South Korea saw huge protests erupt across the country and his removal from office.

By Heejin Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by ...

The Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 35 (Presiding Judge Baek Dae-hyun) sentenced former President Yoon Suk-yeol to five years in prison on the 16th for charges including obstructing ...

FILE - Then South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol who is facing charges of orchestrating a rebellion when he declared martial law on Dec. 3, arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul ...

South Korean court declared Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law an act of rebellion and sentenced former PM Han Duck-soo to 23 ...

South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in ...

An independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024.