South Korea's Supreme Court
Coverage of South Korea's Supreme Court in the Nexus archive.
- South Korea's top court upholds 7-year sentence for ex-president Yoon
South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison sentence for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of obstruction and crimes related to his 2024 martial law declaration. Yoon claimed his martial law declaration was motivated by public interest.
- South Korea's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon in first martial law case
South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in a martial law case, finding him guilty of infringing on Cabinet members’ rights, falsifying documents, and illegally deploying security forces. Martial law was repealed hours after lawmakers broke a military blockade, and Yoon remains in detention while appealing other convictions, including a life sentence for rebellion and a 30-year term linked to drone flights aimed at heightening tensions with North Korea.
- South Korea's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon in first martial law case
South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in a case related to his 2024 martial law declaration. The court found him guilty of infringing on Cabinet members’ rights, falsifying documents, and deploying security forces to resist arrest. Yoon remains in detention and is appealing other convictions, including a life sentence for rebellion and a 30-year term for alleged drone flights to provoke tensions with North Korea.