{"id":1359777,"date":"2026-02-19T11:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/life-imprisonment-for-attempting-to-impose-martial-law-court-sentences-ex-president-of-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:13:11","slug":"life-imprisonment-for-attempting-to-impose-martial-law-court-sentences-ex-president-of-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/life-imprisonment-for-attempting-to-impose-martial-law-court-sentences-ex-president-of-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Life imprisonment for attempting to impose martial law: court sentences ex-president of South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former South Korean President Yun Seok-yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for attempting to impose martial law in the country in 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20260219001852315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was reported<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Yonhap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the fact that the prosecutor demanded the death penalty for the former employee, the court handed down a sentence that was \u201cmilder\u201d than requested.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As<\/span> Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/south-korea-braces-verdict-expresident-yoons-insurrection-trial-2026-02-19\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">notes<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the judge said that Yoon Seok-yeol conspired with then-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to undermine the constitutional order by deploying troops near parliament and paralyzing its work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe court ruled that sending armed troops to parliament&#8230; and using equipment to attempt arrests are all acts of rebellion,\u201d the judge stressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the court also sentenced the former head of the Ministry of Defense, leaving him in custody for 30 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The former minister&#8217;s lawyers assured that their client intends to appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> It was previously reported that former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/u-pivdenniy-korei-oholosyly-viyskovyy-stan\/\">declared martial law in the country.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Subsequently, South Korean Army General Park An-soo was appointed \u201cmartial law commander\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/sutychky-bilia-parlamentu-ta-viyskova-tekhnika-na-vulytsiakh-shcho-vidbuvaietsia-u-pivdenniy-korei\/\">issued a decree banning all political activity and \u201cpolitical propaganda.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former South Korean President Yun Seok-yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for attempting to impose martial law in the country in 2024. This was reported by Yonhap. Despite the fact that the prosecutor demanded the death penalty for the former employee, the court handed down a sentence that was \u201cmilder\u201d than requested. 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