South Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon to two years in illegal polling case

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South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to two years imprisonment for receiving illegal polling services. Yoon faces multiple legal challenges, including an appeal against a life sentence related to a 2024 insurrection attempt via a martial law declaration.

A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in jail Monday after he was found guilty of receiving illegal polling services, local media reported. Yoon is involved in eight legal cases and is currently appealing a life sentence linked to his attempt at leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration in 2024.