Special counsel seeks 30 years for ex-President Yoon for allegedly ordering drone flights over Pyongyang
Published: 24 Apr. 2026, 14:26
Updated: 24 Apr. 2026, 14:47
![Former President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his final statement during a hearing on charges of leading an insurrection related to his brief martial law imposition at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Jan. 13. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/04/24/d1a9686c-4a4a-4aaa-acc8-2093d3c10189.jpg)
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his final statement during a hearing on charges of leading an insurrection related to his brief martial law imposition at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Jan. 13. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]
A special counsel team on Friday demanded a 30-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of benefiting the enemy for allegedly ordering the dispatch of military drones over Pyongyang in 2024.
The team, led by special counsel Cho Eun-seok, also requested that the Seoul Central District Court sentence former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to 25 years in prison on the same allegation.
Cho's team believes the alleged dispatch in October 2024 was intended to incite the North's retaliation, as a pretext for Yoon's failed martial law bid two months later.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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