2026-09-11 8ef3817876dc651db2cfc39637434d82a031b6af 19 Australia 238 /wiki/australia Lee Jong-sup 171 /wiki/lee%20jong-sup Seoul Central District Court 1 /wiki/seoul%20central%20district%20court South Korea 13 /wiki/south%20korea South Korean marine 405 /wiki/republic%20of%20korea%20marine%20corps Yoon Suk Yeol 70 /wiki/yoon%20suk%20yeol defense minister 115 /wiki/minister%20of%20national%20defense%20(south%20korea) obstruct an investigation 316 /wiki/perverting%20the%20course%20of%20justice president 36 /wiki/president%20of%20south%20korea the 2023 floods 505 /wiki/2023%20south%20korea%20floods Australia Lee Jong-sup Seoul Central District Court South Korea South Korean marine Yoon Suk Yeol defense minister obstruct an investigation president the 2023 floods Seoul Central District Court 2026-07-27 d92767eca0ebff67b165b9e58e0b967fb8de10e8 37 Seoul Central District Court South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 4 /feed/2026/07/27/the-seoul-central-district-court-gives-former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-an-18-month-suspended-sentence-for-fa The Seoul Central District Court gives former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol an 18-month suspended sentence for false statements made during his 2022 election campaign. If upheld, the ruling may void his victory and require Yoon's People Power Party to repay campaign funds. 2026-04-29 380a21b443060f0c75da27fb2c6a4461ed3d86f9 35 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 3 /feed/2026/04/29/the-seoul-high-court-increases-former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-s-sentence-to-seven-years-in-prison-for-obstr The Seoul High Court increases former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's sentence to seven years in prison for obstruction of justice and abuse of power, citing his use of presidential security personnel to interfere with his arrest and other actions. 2026-02-19 8d27e57c0fdf1a6a3f9eed041fbc38d4a83c6def /feed/2026/02/19/former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-being-found-guilty-of-leading-an-insur Former South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024. 1771514512 2026-02-19 265fac7bb0d0b1a576dc1b50d47f30be40161cd7 /feed/2026/02/19/former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-being-found-guilty-of-leading-an-insu Former South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024. 1771507286 2026-02-19 8dabd530bb430c16d32cdab5d0233eb71e36751b 10 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 3 /feed/2026/02/19/former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-being-found-guilty-of-leading-an-insurr Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024. 2026-01-16 91f3d137613382bb78bae9a3e82d86a495688c56 10 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol obstruct an investigation president 4 /feed/2026/01/16/a-high-court-in-seoul-south-korea-sentences-former-president-yoon-suk-yeol-to-five-years-in-prison-for-obstructing-jus A high court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstructing justice and excluding cabinet members during his 2024 martial law declaration, while acquitting him of document forgery. 2025-11-11 753bbbd413c852f4cdfb035451fe7c3a5a7b57a1 13 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 3 /feed/2025/11/11/a-high-court-in-seoul-south-korea-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-former-national-intelligence-service-director-cho-tae-y A high court in Seoul, South Korea, issues an arrest warrant for former National Intelligence Service director Cho Tae-yong for allegedly tampering with evidence regarding former president Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, among other charges. 2025-11-10 ce16ecae9926cb59b5c26ce8d76b5995d730225c 18 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 3 /feed/2025/11/10/former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-former-defense-minister-kim-yong-hyun-and-former-defense-counterintelligen Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun, and former Defense Counterintelligence Command leader Yeo In-hyung are indicted on additional charges related to Yoon's attempt to invoke martial law last December alleging that they ordered surveillance drones to be sent into North Korea to stoke tensions and justify their plans. 2025-07-9 2ae5ae2fd1c37e36c36a42cc41675e466c138b78 17 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 3 /feed/2025/07/9/the-seoul-central-district-court-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-over-five-key The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol over five key charges related to his short-lived martial law declaration on December 3, 2024, placing him in custody for the first time since March due to concerns of evidence tampering. 2025-04-7 46af07274552ae4ed3eaa0dad93230f83fd69ef9 18 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 3 /feed/2025/04/7/south-korea-announces-a-snap-presidential-election-after-the-dismissal-of-former-president-yoon-suk-yeol-scheduled-for South Korea announces a snap presidential election after the dismissal of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, scheduled for June 3. 2025-01-15 854f6c22d0ffa7f05d769ba06336bc5a3b706d7d /feed/2025/01/15/anti-corruption-officials-and-police-attempt-to-breach-the-residence-of-impeached-president-yoon-suk-yeol-for-a-second-t Anti-corruption officials and police attempt to breach the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for a second time to execute his arrest warrant, while facing resistance from the Presidential Security Service, People Power Party lawmakers, and pro-Yoon protesters. 1736932292 2025-01-15 626802fc344feff166659fc868194b91ae9107cb 15 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 3 /feed/2025/01/15/anti-corruption-officials-and-police-attempt-to-breach-the-residence-of-impeached-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-f Anti-corruption officials and police attempt to breach the residence of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol for a second time in order to execute an arrest warrant, while facing resistance from the Presidential Security Service, People Power Party lawmakers, and pro-Yoon protesters. Following a five-hour standoff, Yoon is arrested, becoming South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested. 2025-01-11 8bce214085d8b86acb80979365c646ef83261000 30 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol president 3 /feed/2025/01/11/thousands-of-people-demonstrate-in-seoul-south-korea-to-protest-against-president-yoon-suk-yeol-as-he-defies-an-arrest Thousands of people demonstrate in Seoul, South Korea, to protest against President Yoon Suk Yeol as he defies an arrest warrant from his attempt to institute martial law in December 2024. /feed/2026/09/11/the-seoul-central-district-court-acquits-former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-on-charges-that-he-appointed-his-de AP 11 a9aea7ad4d7257249bd772925a4f579f2fe04d53 9 https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-marine-death-martial-law-47e59273e60cbfe9e0243b94d6e4803c 2026 The Seoul Central District Court acquits former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges that he appointed his defense minister, Lee Jong-sup, as ambassador to Australia to obstruct an investigation into a South Korean marine's drowning during the 2023 floods.