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South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea and and justify declaring martial ... SEOUL, South Korea --South Korea’s ousted PresidentYoon Suk Yeoland his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. The full version of the Seoul Central District Court’s ruling was not immediately available. The same court earlier sentenced Yoon to life in prison for a rebellion conviction over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024. North Korea accused Seoul offlying dronesover Pyongyang to drop propaganda leaflets three times in October 2024. South Korea's defense minister at the time, Kim Yong Hyun, issued a vague denial before the Defense Ministry said it could neither confirm nor deny the allegations. Tensions rose sharply but did not lead to any military clashes. Yoon’s lawyers criticized the latest ruling, saying the drone fligh…

Top South Korea court to decide ex-president's martial law case Yoon, who is already in detention, is also appealing a separate life sentence for leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration.

South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea and and justify declaring martial ... SEOUL, South Korea --South Korea’s ousted PresidentYoon Suk Yeoland his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. The full version of the Seoul Central District Court’s ruling was not immediately available. The same court earlier sentenced Yoon to life in prison for a rebellion conviction over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024. North Korea accused Seoul offlying dronesover Pyongyang to drop propaganda leaflets three times in October 2024. South Korea's defense minister at the time, Kim Yong Hyun, issued a vague denial before the Defense Ministry said it could neither confirm nor deny the allegations. Tensions rose sharply but did not lead to any military clashes. Yoon’s lawyers criticized the latest ruling, saying the drone fligh…

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home.

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang By: Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press Posted: 10:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Last Modified: 10:18 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Advertisement Advertise with us Tweet Share Print Email Read Later SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. Read this article for free: or Already have an account? Log in here » To continue reading, please subscribe: Digital Subscription One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week * Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time. To continue reading, please subscribe: Add Free Pre…

Ousted South Korean President Yoon, defense chief get 30 years for ... Now 94° Fri 85° Sat 87° byKIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justifydeclaring martial lawat home. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon and his ex-defense minister, Kim Yong Hyun, guilty of aiding an adversary and abusing their power, saying they sought to provoke North Korea into launching armed attacks or other serious retaliation against South Korea to manufacture a national emergency. It said the moves harmed South Korea's military interests by exposing its capabilities, undermining its ability to conduct future operations and prompting North Korea to strengthen its defense posture. Yoon's lawyers appealed the ruling. The same court earlier sentenced Yoon tolife in prisonfor a rebellion conviction over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024. North Korea accused Seoul of flying drones over Pyongyang to drop propaganda leaf…

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang By: Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press Posted: 10:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Last Modified: 10:18 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Advertisement Advertise with us Tweet Share Print Email Read Later SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. Read this article for free: or Already have an account? Log in here » To continue reading, please subscribe: Digital Subscription One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week * Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time. To continue reading, please subscribe: Add Free Pre…

South Korea's ex-president Yoon gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident Yoon is in detention while he appeals a life sentence for leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration

South Korean court sentences Yoon for drone flights conviction | AP News South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool, File) South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun delivers a speech during the plenary session of the Seoul Defense Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted PresidentYoon Suk Yeoland his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon and his ex-defense minister, Kim Yong Hyun, guilty of aiding an adversary and abusing their power, saying they sought to provoke North Korea into launching armed attacks or other serious retaliation against South Korea to manufacture a national emergency. It said the moves harmed South Korea’s military interests by exposing its capabilities, undermining its ability to conduct future operations and promp…

(LEAD) Ex-President Yoon sentenced to 30 yrs in prison in drone infiltration case SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yo...

Drones Flown Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Plot by Former South Korean President Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, center, arriving for a hearing to review his arrest warrant in Seoul in 2025.

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang By: Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press Posted: 10:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Last Modified: 10:18 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Advertisement Advertise with us Tweet Share Print Email Read Later SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. Read this article for free: or Already have an account? Log in here » To continue reading, please subscribe: Digital Subscription One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week * Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time. To continue reading, please subscribe: Add Free Pre…

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang By: Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press Posted: 10:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Last Modified: 10:18 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Advertisement Advertise with us Tweet Share Print Email Read Later SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. Read this article for free: or Already have an account? Log in here » To continue reading, please subscribe: Digital Subscription One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week * Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time. To continue reading, please subscribe: Add Free Pre…

(4th LD) Ex-President Yoon sentenced to 30 yrs in prison in drone infiltration case SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yo...

South Korean ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to prison term of 30 years over military drone incursion Former President Yoon Suk Yeol had denied any wrongdoing over the drone incursion.

South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident Yoon was given life in jail in February for leading an insurrection to "paralyse" South Korea's National Assembly with his martial law declaration. 

S. Korea's ex-president gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.

(EDITORIAL from The Korea Times on June 15) The court's conviction of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to t...

S. Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30-year jail term over drone incursion SEOUL — A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 ​years in ⁠prison on Friday for charges linked to his ordering an incursion of...

(2nd LD) Ex-President Yoon sentenced to 30 yrs in prison in drone infiltration case SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yo...

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang By: Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press Posted: 10:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Last Modified: 10:18 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Advertisement Advertise with us Tweet Share Print Email Read Later SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. Read this article for free: or Already have an account? Log in here » To continue reading, please subscribe: Digital Subscription One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week * Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time. To continue reading, please subscribe: Add Free Pre…

(URGENT) Court sentences ex-President Yoon to 30 years in prison over drone infiltration into N. Korea (END)

Appeals court to begin ex-President Yoon's drone infiltration trial on July 15 SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- An appeal trial for former President Yoon Suk Yeol wil...

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang By: Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press Posted: 10:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Last Modified: 10:18 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Advertisement Advertise with us Tweet Share Print Email Read Later SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. Read this article for free: or Already have an account? Log in here » To continue reading, please subscribe: Digital Subscription One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week * Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time. To continue reading, please subscribe: Add Free Pre…

South Korea’s ex-President Yoon sentenced to 30 years in drone case A Seoul court on Friday sentenced ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of ordering drone incursions into North Korea in an eff...

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Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang By: Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press Posted: 10:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Last Modified: 10:18 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Advertisement Advertise with us Tweet Share Print Email Read Later SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. Read this article for free: or Already have an account? Log in here » To continue reading, please subscribe: Digital Subscription One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week * Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time. To continue reading, please subscribe: Add Free Pre…

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years over North Korea drone flights South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years for allegedly ordering drone flights over North Korea to justify martial law.

(3rd LD) Ex-President Yoon sentenced to 30 yrs in prison in drone infiltration case SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yo...

South Korean court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over Pyongyang drone plot ⁠A ⁠Seoul court on Friday sentenced former ‌South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol to ⁠a 30-year jail term ‌in a case alleging ‌he ordered military ⁠drones ⁠sent ‌over Pyongyang to help ‌create a ‌pretext ‌for his ⁠failed 2024 martial law ⁠declaration, Yonhap news agency ‌reported. Yoon is already serving a life sentence for insurrection over his short-lived martial law decree that plunged the country into its most serious constitutional crisis in decades. More to follow ...

South Korea’s ex-President Yoon gets 30 years over drone operation Seoul court sentences former leader for sending military drones into North Korea.

South Korea: Ex-President Yoon gets 30 years for sending drones into North Korea The verdict marks the latest legal blow for South Korea's impeached former leader Yoon Suk Yeol, who has already been sentenced to life in prison earlier this year.

(5th LD) Ex-President Yoon sentenced to 30 yrs in prison in drone infiltration case SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yo...