South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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The sentencing relates in large part to Yoon’s extraordinary efforts to resist being taken into custody for weeks after his impeachment. His own security staff were eventually outmatched by thousands of police, in January last year.
In the course of a crazy few hours in December 2024, Yoon tried and failed to seize control from parliament, declaring martial law. A short time later, he withdrew his extraordinary measure and was on his way to impeachment, arrest and prosecution.
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Top Comments
@eugger3011
An actual sane country.
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@LionSage-s
Is this the highest form of democracy?. The whole world should be jealous...
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@malcolmmacdonald3597
Those politicians are so brave. If only politicians in the United States had half of their courage and integrity.
4 likes
@TheGuidedGenius
Putting Presidents in prison is a national pastime in the ROK 😂
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@EthanZoid
So Korea and France has a better democracy than UK USA
7 likes
@stefftorious
Ex-president leading an insurrection. Where have I heard that story before?
21 likes
@mattbianco31
He was given a royal welcome in the UK last Year 😊
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@lydiahanke
And out in 6 month's...
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@troygaspard6732
Five years is lite.
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@fall9819
Another good example of a democracy holding corrupt leaders to account.
By contrast, the country calling itself 'the world's greatest democracy' failed to do so, and unleashed the tyrant, narcissist, insurrectionist, insane bully on the rest of us again.
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@lazeppelini123
Death sentence!!!!!
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@HowardNorris-gh1jw
Five years of going to bed early - big deal.
@kevinwilliams1768
very good from South Korea.
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@nancylee1287
You reporter you report correctly and honestly! You are reporting inaccurately to the world!?
@gunter-ik2nj
Looks chaotic situation. But Much better than dictator.