An Enemy’s Fall Frees Up South Korea’s Leader. Now Comes the Tough Part.

President Lee Jae Myung gained legitimacy from his predecessor’s conviction​. But South Korea’s political polarization is caustic, and could get worse.

By Choe Sang-Hun

South Korean Leader Who Declared Martial Law Gets Life Sentence - The Wall Street Journal

South Korean Leader Who Declared Martial Law Gets Life Sentence  The Wall Street Journal

South Korea’s Yoon calls court biased after life sentence for rebellion: ‘fight not over’

Ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence for rebellion handed down by a Seoul court the previous day. In a statement released by his lawyers, Yoon maintained that his abrupt and short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024 was done “solely for the sake of the nation and our people”, and dismissed the Seoul Central District Court as biased against him. Yoon, who was removed from office amid a political crisis set...

By Associated Press

Yoon faces six more trials after life sentence in insurrection case

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a widening calendar of criminal trials extending through at least the first half of the year, deepening the legal exposure created by the failed martial law attempt that has already brought him a life sentence in the insurrection case. Yoon still has six pending trials filed by the three special prosecutors appointed by the National Assembly. Each team has brought two cases covering charges ranging from espionage and perjury to abuse of power and election law

By The Korea Herald