South Korea has not carried out an execution in nearly 30 years.

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an insurrection​ charge after his failed attempt to put his country under martial law in ...

Yoon Suk-yeol, who was impeached and arrested after declaring martial law in December 2024, is accused of leading an ...

Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Yoon in a separate trial.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty after prosecutors requested the punishment in his ...

The South Korean prosecutors demanded the death penalty for the former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday night.

The court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on Feb 19, bringing to a close one of the most consequential trials in South ...

Prosecutors in South Korea have requested death penalty for ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law ...

South Korea's special prosecutor made the demand during the final hearing of a case charging Yoon Suk-yeol for insurrection.

Seoul has denied any involvement in the recent incursion but has left open the possibility that civilians may have flown the ...

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.

KUHN: A verdict in Yoon's insurrection trial is expected next month. South Korea hasn't executed anyone for nearly three ...