Former South Korean president Yoon
Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP/TT

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones into North Korea

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones into North Korea.

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The former president is believed to have used the drones in 2024 to create reasons to declare martial law in the country, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment earlier this winter.

Prosecutors believe that the drones endangered the country's security and were used to "fabricate warlike conditions." The drones, which later crashed, are also believed to have provided North Korea with information about South Korea's military capabilities.

A court in Seoul ruled in February that Yoon intentionally tried to "paralyze" the country's legislature by declaring martial law.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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