Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his ex-defense minister received 30-year sentences for alleged drone flights over Pyongyang, seen as a pretext to justify martial law.

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. <img alt="South Korea" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2215x1477+0+0/resize/2215x1477!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2F1b%2Fdf8e9f4f499d99ca7c68346667f4%2Fap2600821629067...