SEOUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison on Thursday, for leading an insurrection when he declared a brief episode of martial law in ...

The ruling marks a dramatic development in one of the country’s most consequential political and legal cases in recent years. Prosecutors ...

South Korea's ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol issued a call from prison on Wednesday urging his supporters to rally for "freedom" and defending his decision to declare martial law a year ago. On December ...

Seoul pressed ahead with probes into last year’s martial law attempt as President Lee vowed firm accountability. The trial of former president Yoon for insurrection underscores the stakes for South ...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at a Seoul court on Thursday to face a verdict on charges of rebellion for his short-lived ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A year after his predecessor's effort to impose martial law failed amid public outcry, South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung praised ordinary citizens on Wednesday for helping ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as it sentenced his ...

SEOUL -- Thousands of South Koreans rallied outside the National Assembly on Wednesday, marking one year since former President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law -- a short-lived, failed attempt that ...

Ahn Young-joon / AP SEOUL, South Korea — A year after his predecessor’s effort to impose martial law failed amid public outcry, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung praised ordinary citizens on ...

Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Chung ...