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Prosecutors have asked for South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol to be handed a death sentence if he is found guilty over his botched attempt to impose martial law.

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A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024.

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-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Jan 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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Prosecutors have asked for South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol to be handed a death sentence if he is found guilty over his botched attempt to impose martial law. A court in Seoul heard closing arguments in Yoon's trial, in which he was accused of being the "ringleader of an insurrection".

This is what the insurrectionist------------ should've faced.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-14 12:59 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

South Korea actually knows how to deal with traitors

#2 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-01-14 06:16 AM | Reply

America could learn a lot from the Koreans.

#3 | Posted by qcp at 2026-01-14 08:50 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Murder by the state is a crime against humanity.

But I can't imagine that this guy needs to be walking around outside of a prison any time in the next 20 years.

#4 | Posted by DarkVader at 2026-01-14 07:36 PM | Reply

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