South Korea’s ex-president Yoon gets 30 years in jail 30 years over North Korea drone plot (opens original article in a new tab)

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, which prosecutors claimed was part of a plot to justify his controversial martial law declaration in 2024.

• Yoon was sentenced for abuse of power and aiding the enemy over the 2024 drone incident
• Prosecutors argued the drone flights were meant to create a pretext for martial law and undermined state security
• Yoon denied wrongdoing, claiming the drone operation was a response to North Korean balloon launches