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

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declares martial law in a televised address from the presidential office building in Yongsan, Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2024. Credit: President’s Office, Republic of Korea ...

More than a year after his illegitimate declaration of martial law, the former president is now facing a death sentence for insurrection.

A South Korean court heard arguments Tuesday seeking the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, as prosecutors accused the ousted leader of orchestrating a rebellion through his ...

Yoon Suk Yeol has become the first sitting president in South Korean history to be arrested by law enforcement agents, after his compound was finally breached on Wednesday by officials investigating ...

Then South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a plenary session during the G20 summit. Alexandre Durão/G20/dpa South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was accused by special investigators on ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday on some charges related to his imposition of martial law. The verdict is the first ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol began preparations for his short-lived imposition of martial law in or before October 2023, more than a year before the December 2024 declaration, a special counsel team ...

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on several charges, including obstruction of investigators' attempt to detain ...