A Seoul court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of ordering the flying of drones over North Korea in October 2024 to provoke the regime and manufacture a security crisis to use as a pretext for his Dec. 3, 2024, declaration of martial law.
Seoul Central District Court on June 12 convicted Yoon on charges of benefiting the enemy and abuse of power, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was also sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for his role in the incident.
“In order to create conditions for martial law, the defendants decided to use the military tactic of psychological warfare to incite North Korea and induce a provocation, and use that to prompt an armed provocation, such as a local conflict, or create a national security crisis situation resulting from heightened military tension,” the court said….
Seoul Court Sentences Yoon for Drone Incursion Over North Korea in Latest Conviction for Ex-President
