A Seoul court sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for ordering military drone flights over North Korea, establishing a precedent for holding ex-heads of state accountable for deploying armed forces for political ends.
Prosecutors argued the October 2024 incursions were designed to manufacture a security crisis that could justify Yoon’s short-lived declaration of martial law.
The verdict lands atop an existing life sentence Yoon received in a separate martial law case, deepening the legal reckoning following his impeachment and removal from office.
Constitutional scholars said the drone ruling may deter future executives from treating intelligence assets and uniformed services as extensions of partisan strategy.
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