France 2412 Jun 2026, 04:33

South Korea sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over North Korea drone incident

South Korea on Friday sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea in 2024 in a bid to "heighten inter-Korean military tensions and manufacture a national situation" enabling him to declare martial law. Yeol was in February given a life imprisonment sentence – which he is appealing – for leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration.

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South Korea sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over North Korea drone incident

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South Korea sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over North Korea drone incident

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