Former South Korean President Yoon sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of rebellion.

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A South Korean court found former President Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of declaring martial law in December 2024.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of plotting a rebellion and sentenced to life in prison after imposing martial law for a short time in 2024.

“The declaration of martial law resulted in huge social costs and it is difficult to find any indication that the defendant has expressed remorse,” Presiding Judge Ji Gwi-yeon told the court on Thursday.

“As far as defendant Yoon Suk Yeol is concerned, the crime of rebellion leadership has been established,” the judge said.

“We sentence Yoon to life imprisonment.”

The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Yoon led the December 3, 2024 uprising in the case where prosecutors sought the death penalty for the disgraced former president who was impeached and removed from office due to his declaration of martial law.

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that the court found that the key fact of Yoon’s martial law case was that he sent troops to the National Assembly in December 2024.

The court also ruled that Yun intended to paralyse and prevent the National Assembly from functioning properly for a significant period but rejected the special prosecutor’s claim that Yun planned to establish a long-term dictatorship, according to Yonhap.

Yoon, 65, had maintained his innocence during his appearance in court and argued that he had presidential authority to declare martial law and that his decision was aimed at preventing opposition political parties from disrupting the government.

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