South Korean ex-president sentenced to 30 years for drone flights over North Korea
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A Seoul court sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for ordering military drone flights over North Korean territory in October 2024. Prosecutors alleged that Yoon deliberately sought to provoke military tensions as a pretext for later declaring martial law in South Korea. The harsh sentence represents another severe punishment by South Korean courts for illegal actions by the former head of state, who was removed from office following his controversial attempt to impose martial law in December 2024.