# South Korea’s former-president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to 30 years in prison over charges of ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea. This was in a bid to escalate tensions and to help justify his failed 2024 martial law declaration. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon, together with his former Defence minister Kim Yong-hyun, and two others guilty of treason and abuse of power. Yoon, who has denied wrongdoing, was sentenced to life imprisonment in February for leading an insurrection through his failed martial law bid.
Former South Korean president Yoon sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones into North Korea