A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, deeming it a pretext for a martial law declaration.

A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.