Prosecutors Want Long Prison Term for Yoon

South Korean prosecutors asked for a 30-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, April 24, 2026.

They say Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to create more tension with North Korea. According to prosecutors, he wanted to use that tension to help justify martial law at home.

Yoon has denied wrongdoing, and the case is one of the biggest political trials in South Korea in recent years.

The sentence request is important because Yoon was once the country's leader. Now he is facing accusations that he used national security for political purposes.

The court still has to make the final decision. But the request showed how serious prosecutors believe the case is.