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A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The verdict is the first against former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the eight criminal trials over the decree he issued in late 2024 and other allegations.
The ruling comes days after prosecutors in a separate case demanded Yoon Suk-yeol be sentenced to death for masterminding insurrection.
A South Korean court on Friday, January 16, 2026, sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest
SOUTH Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to five years in jail – over a number of charges related to his botched martial law bid. The previously impeached