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South Korean court gives ex-president Yoon 30 years over drone plot
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jun 12, 2026
What happened
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for ordering drones over Pyongyang to help justify martial law. Prosecutors said the operation was meant to provoke North Korea, while Yoon denied involvement and said it responded to North Korean trash balloons.
- 01Court found Yoon guilty of abusing power and aiding the enemy.
- 02Drone flights over Pyongyang were linked to a martial law plan.
- 03Prosecutors said the mission aimed to trigger a North Korean response.
- 04Yoon denied ordering the operation and blamed North Korean balloon launches.
- 05He already received a life sentence in February for insurrection.
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