🚨 Breaking: ROK prosecutors are set to demand a heavy sentence for former president Yoon Suk-yeol in a blockbuster insurrection trial that wraps today, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
Yoon shocked the nation in December 2024 by declaring martial law and sending troops to the National Assembly, triggering a political crisis. His move fell flat, and in January 2025 he made history as the first sitting ROK president to be arrested.
On the closing day of the trial, prosecutors must ask the judge for either life imprisonment or the death penalty—mandated under Republic of Korea law for insurrection. Meanwhile, Yoons defense team has pulled out all the stops, likening him to brave historical thinkers like Galileo Galilei and Giordano Bruno. “The majority does not always reveal the truth,” they argued in court.
If convicted, Yoon will become the third ROK president found guilty of insurrection, a dramatic fall from grace that reads like a real-life K-drama. 🎭
Stay tuned as the Republic of Korea faces a landmark decision that could reshape its political landscape. 🌏✨
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
