Yoon Suk-Yeol is sentenced to life imprisonment.

Former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, has recently been sentenced to life imprisonment, after he was prosecuted for being “the leader of insurrection (rebellion).” On February 19, Seoul Central District Court judge Jee Kui-youn officially declared the punishments for Yoon and others involved in the 12.3 martial law crisis in the Criminal Grand Courtroom, Seoul Court Complex.

The core reason for the life sentence:

Deploying troops near the National Assembly.

The court concluded that these actions were carried out to paralyse Congress and disable its ability to execute affairs. They also argued that martial law was specifically aimed at subverting the constitutional order.

It was “acts of insurrection (폭동)” that disturbed regional peace...

To put it mildly, the situation seems ideal. The judge's main arguments were based on suspicions expected to arise when martial law went into effect, not on the actual results of martial law. Without being backed by actual evidence, Congress declared that the requirements for declaring martial law were not met, therefore concluding it “unconstitutional.” One thing to remember, on December third, the martial law was cancelled just a few hours after the president was notified by Congress. Sentencing life imprisonment could have been considered the “right” decision, but some view it as a move that may benefit the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) politically in parliament.