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Ex-South Korean President Yoon gets 30 years for drone plot

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A Seoul court has sentenced former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol to 30 years in prison. The conviction stems from allegations that he ordered military drones to be sent over Pyongyang. This action was reportedly intended to create a pretext for a martial law declaration that ultimately failed. Yoon is already serving a life sentence for insurrection related to that martial law decree. AI

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Ex-South Korean President Yoon gets 30 years for drone plot

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    South Korean court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over Pyongyang drone plot

    ⁠A ⁠Seoul court on Friday sentenced former ‌South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol to ⁠a 30-year jail term ‌in a case alleging ‌he ordered military ⁠drones ⁠sent ‌over Pyongyang to help ‌create a ‌pretext ‌for his ⁠failed 2024 martial law ⁠declaration, Yonhap news agency ‌reported.…

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