Kim Keon-hee

Former First Lady of South Korea

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South Korea's former president faces death penalty for self-coup

As of May 2026: In detention awaiting verdict on January 28, 2026; prosecutors seek 15-year sentence

South Korea hasn't executed anyone in 28 years. On January 13, 2026, prosecutors asked a Seoul court for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's death sentence; three days later, another court handed down a five-year sentence for obstruction of justice—the first of eight verdicts from his December 3, 2024 martial law declaration.

Updated May 21