A Seoul court has sentenced ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister to 30 years in prison. The verdict follows a case alleging that Yoon ordered military drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea.
The court found the impeached former leader guilty of sending drones to provoke a military confrontation. These actions were intended to stir up instability and create grounds for declaring martial law in 2024 as part of a bid for authoritarian rule.
This ruling marks the latest legal blow for Yoon, who was already sentenced to life in prison in February. That previous sentence was handed down for leading an insurrection to paralyse South Korea's National Assembly with his martial law declaration.