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Prosecutors seek death for South Korea's former leader

South Korean Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Ex-President in Insurrection Case

South Korea’s prosecutors are seeking the harshest penalty—death—for the nation’s disgraced former President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration in late 2024, after which he was...

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Prosecutors Demand Death Penalty for South Korea’s Ousted Leader

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South Korean prosecutor seeks death sentence for ex-leader Yoon over martial law decree

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Prosecutors seek death penalty for ex-South Korean president Yoon

Prosecutors have asked for South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol to be handed a death sentence if he is found guilty over his botched attempt to impose martial law.

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Counsel seeks death sentence for ex-S. Korean leader Yoon over martial law imposition

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South Korean Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Former Leader

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South Korea prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-president Yoon over martial law

Yoon, 65, has denied the charges.

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South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for ex-leader Yoon

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South Korea’s ex-president Yoon facing possible death penalty over insurrection charge

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Ex-intel chief's role meets treason criteria in Yoon martial law plot: ministry

Former counterintelligence chief Yeo In-hyeong’s role in the developments leading up to the declaration of martial law in December 2024 meets the criteria for t

Reuters

South Korea's National Assembly passes law overhauling finance ministry, prosecutors' office, Yonhap reports

SEOUL, Sept 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's National Assembly passed a law overhauling government organisations including the finance ministry and prosecutors' office, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.

BioWorld

South Korea approves record budgets for health agencies in 2026

South Korea’s National Assembly approved the largest budgets for its health ministries in 2026, including the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

The Diplomat

South Korea’s Ruling Party Is Divided Over How to Handle the Opposition

While President Lee Jae-myung is supported by the Democratic Party’s strong majority in the National Assembly, his pragmatic and centrist policy approach increasingly clashes with his party’s confrontational tone and rapid reform agenda. This tension ...