Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a court hearing on martial law-related charges at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Sept. 26, 2025. Joint Press Corps
A special counsel team on Friday demanded a 30-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of benefiting the enemy for allegedly ordering the dispatch of military drones over Pyongyang in 2024.
The team, led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk, also requested the Seoul Central District Court to sentence former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to 25 years in prison over the same allegation.
Cho's team believes the alleged dispatch in October 2024 was aimed at inciting the North's retaliation, in an attempt to use it as a pretext for Yoon's failed martial law bid that took place two months later.
Source: Korea Times News
