Former South Korean president sentenced to life for attempted insurrection
by editors@theworld.org (Jason Strother) from The World: Latest Stories on (#73PNV)
A court in Seoul today sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison. In December of 2024 the conservative leader had declared martial law and sent military forces to the national assembly. His decree lasted only about six hours and soon after Yoon was impeached and arrested. Prosecutors had been seeking the death penalty. Reporter Jason Strother was outside the courthouse in Seoul when the verdict was handed down and shares details of the case with Host Marco Werman.