South Korea Shows Justice Can Protect Democracy
The life sentence for Yoon Suk-yeol’s coup attempt should be a model for other states.
Last updated: 2026-02-23 19:31:30 ET
The life sentence for Yoon Suk-yeol’s coup attempt should be a model for other states.
Abigail Shry was due to begin serving a 27-month federal prison sentence this week for threatening a federal judge, but she failed to appear.
The ruling, delivered by Seoul Central District Court judge Jee Kui-youn, was lighter than the death penalty prosecutors sought in January.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for briefly imposing martial law in a dramatic culmination to the country's biggest pol...
South Korean court sentences former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for leading insurrection after he declared martial law in December 2024.
American sentenced to four years in Russian jail for allegedly trying to smuggle Kalashnikov rifle stocks through Moscow airport security checkpoint.
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