South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol faces verdict over failed martial law

February 18, 2026 at 09:06PM

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol faces verdict over failed martial law

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol faces a verdict on an alleged failed attempt to declare martial law and trigger an insurrection, a ruling deemed the most consequential in a series of cases stemming from an emergency decree that sparked a political crisis.