Why is South Korea angry that Yoon Suk Yeol wasn’t sentenced to death?

The former president was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour, a punishment that some have called a ‘failure’ On Thursday, former president Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024. When he received his sentence, hundreds of his opponents cheered outside the court. But the mood quickly shifted to disappointment and anger. ...

By Raphael Rashid in Seoul