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Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon Suk Yeol is a former President of the Republic of Korea. He declared emergency martial law on 3 December 2024, was impeached by the National Assembly and removed from office by the Constitutional Court on 4 April 2025, and has since been tried on criminal charges arising from the declaration. President of the Republic of Korea until his removal from office on 4 April 2025.
| Type | Person |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Korea |
| Matters on record | 1 |
Claims and responses
Timeline
- Yoon declares emergency martial law, which is lifted after the National Assembly votes against it. matter
- National Assembly impeaches Yoon. matter
- Yoon is arrested, the first sitting president to be arrested. matter
- Prosecutors indict Yoon for insurrection. matter
- Constitutional Court upholds the impeachment 8 to 0 and removes him from office. matter
- Seoul Central District Court sentences him to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection. matter
- Seoul Central District Court sentences him to 30 years in the drone infiltration case. matter
- Insurrection appeal resumes at the Seoul High Court after a recusal motion is dismissed, and the special prosecutors ask for the death penalty. matter
- Supreme Court upholds the seven-year sentence in the obstruction case. matter
- Special prosecutors again seek the death penalty in final arguments at the Seoul High Court. matter
Sources for this profile
- Al Jazeera, South Korea prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon for insurrection
- The Korea Times, S. Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached
Profile last verified 30 October 2026. Yoon Suk Yeol can submit documents or a response through right of reply. Submissions are published as the subject's position and do not change what the records show.