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Prosecutors demand death penalty for Yoon
Gulf Today
|January 14, 2026
South Korean prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos.
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Yoon triggered a political crisis when he announced an end to civilian rule in December 2024 and sent troops to parliament to enforce it.
But his attempt failed and he became the country’s first sitting president to be taken into custody when he was detained last January.
Yoon's criminal trial for insurrection, abuse of power and other offences linked to the declaration drew to a close on Tuesday after 11 hours of proceedings. In closing remarks, prosecutors accused him of being the ringleader of an “insurrection” motivated by a “lust for power aimed at dictatorship and long-term rule.”
This story is from the January 14, 2026 edition of Gulf Today.
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