Yoon Suk-yeol Faces Death Penalty Verdict Following Insurrection Trial

A South Korean court will deliver a verdict Thursday in the insurrection trial of Yoon Suk-yeol following his failed martial law attempt in December 2024.While the Democratic Party and a Realmeter poll showing 60 percent support back the death penalty, ultraconservative supporters gathered to protest the legal proceedings.Yoon Suk-yeol faces life imprisonment or execution if convicted, coming after his wife Kim Keon-hee received a prison sentence for corruption.