Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life imprisonment for insurrection

Published at: 19/02/2026 11:41 AM

This Thursday, the former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of insurrection related to his failed imposition of martial law in December 2024.

“The accusation that Yoon Suk Yeol led an insurrection is well-founded,” the Seoul Central District Court ruled. The court then handed down life imprisonment for the former president.

According to the court in December 2024, the then president conspired with the Minister of Defense and other senior officials to subvert the Constitution through a sedition that manifested itself in the illegal declaration of martial law in the absence of war or a national emergency.

According to information detailed by Telesur, the court in December 2024, the then president conspired with the Minister of Defense and other senior officials to subvert the Constitution through a sedition that manifested itself in the declaration of martial law illegal in the absence of war or a national emergency.

Regarding the former South Korean president, in the face of the trial, the police carried out a strong deployment around the court headquarters, in front of which a group of supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol gathered to demand his release.

Mazo News Team