Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to thirty years for drone deployment
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Posted Jun 12, 2026, 05:00 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-06-12-0500
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for allegedly sending military drones to North Korea in 2024, an act prosecutors claim was intended to provoke Pyongyang.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to thirty years in prison. The conviction, handed down on June 12, stems from his alleged actions in 2024, when he reportedly dispatched military drones to North Korea. Prosecutors argued that Yoon's intent was to provoke Pyongyang and create a pretext for imposing martial law, thereby attempting to "fabricate wartime conditions" and undermine state security by escalating tensions.
Sources: Le Monde