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FILE - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at a court for a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025

Video. Former President Yoon handed life sentence for imposing martial law

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A court in Seoul sentenced South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-yeol to life in prison after finding him guilty of leading an insurrection. The court ruled his short imposition of martial law amounted to a “rebellion” and aimed to establish unchecked power for a “considerable time”.

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