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Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's former president, has been sentenced to life in prison for imposing martial law in an attempt to overcome an opposition-controlled legislature.
South Korea is facing deep divisions and a test of its democracy following President Yoon-Suk-yeol's martial law fiasco in December 2024, with experts noting the long road to recovery.
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party of Korea is aiming to pass contentious judicial reform bills next week, prior to the expected conclusion of the plenary session.
South Korea's former president has been sentenced to life in prison, while the US is stepping up military deployment to the Middle East and the IMF calls on China to halve industrial subsidies.
A journalist confronted Wiltshire councillors after a punchbag with his face on it was discovered in the town hall, demanding an explanation.
South Korea's former president Yoon faces a verdict regarding his involvement in a failed martial law decree, marking a significant moment in a series of cases since the emergency decree plunged the country into political crisis.
Yoon Suk Yeol's December 2024 martial law bid fundamentally damaged South Korea's democracy, leading to a life sentence.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a rebellion, following a declaration of martial law in December two years prior.