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South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of election law violations and sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years. The verdict jeopardises nearly 40 billion won in campaign expense reimbursements for his party.
South Korea's Seoul Central District Court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for accepting illegal political funds disguised as free opinion polls from a power broker between 2021 and 2022.
South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for accepting free political polling services during his 2022 presidential campaign in violation of campaign finance laws, marking a significant moment in the country's political accountability.
South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, which plunged the nation into political turmoil and lasted only six hours.
South Korea's former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae has been handed a 25-year prison sentence for his involvement in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid last December, joining other cabinet members convicted in the scandal.