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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition.

Legislators with the Democratic Party hold up banners demanding Yoon Suk-yeol’s resignation outside the National Assembly on Dec. 4, 2024, the day after Yoon’s shocking declaration of martial law.