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Prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for Yoon over North Korea drone incursions

Ex-president tried to incite inter-Korean 'wartime situation' to justify martial law declaration, special counsel says

South Korean prosecutors are seeking a 30-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations that he ordered the deployment of drones to North Korea to create the pretext for his martial law declaration.

During the final hearing of Yoon’s trial at the Seoul Central District on Friday, special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team asked the court to sentence the impeached ex-president to jail on charges of “general treason” and abuse of power, according to a post-hearing press release.

Prosecutors also requested a 25-year prison sentence for former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who was tried alongside Yoon for