It is the first in a series of verdicts for the disgraced ex-leader, whose brief suspension of civilian rule in South Korea on December 3, 2024 prompted massive protests and a showdown in parliament.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty after prosecutors requested the punishment in his criminal case on Tuesday. Yoon is facing insurrection charges after he ...

Police said they were investigating whether both suspects conspired in operating the drone. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Controversial pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon has been charged with inciting a riot at the Seoul Western District Court last year by ...

Then South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a plenary session during the G20 summit. Alexandre Durão/G20/dpa South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was accused by special investigators on ...

A South Korean court has ruled the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of ...

Yoon is accused of leading an insurrection when he tried to impose martial law in 2024.

SEOUL, South Korea — The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in ...

SEOUL, South Korea(AP) — South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol faces more criminal charges as prosecutors alleged Monday that he ordered drone flights over North Korea in a ...

Prosecutors sought the death penalty for Yoon Suk Yeol during a hearing in January 2026 over the former South Korean ...