South Korea Court Sentences Ex-President Yoon to 30-Year Jail Term in Drone Case

SEOUL, June ⁠12 (Reuters) – ⁠A ⁠Seoul court ​on Friday ‌sentenced former ‌South ⁠Korean ⁠President Yoon Suk Yeol ​to a ​30-year jail term ⁠in a ⁠case ⁠alleging he ​ordered military drones ​sent ⁠over Pyongyang ⁠to help create a pretext ⁠for his failed 2024 martial law declaration, Yonhap news ⁠agency reported.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing ​by Jacqueline ​Wong)

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