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South Korean court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over Pyongyang drone plot

A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024. The drone flights two months before Yoon suspended civilian rule, had s...

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South China Morning PostNews report · Jun 12, 2:31 AM

South Korean court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over Pyongyang drone plot

A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as pretext for his disas...

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