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Kim Yong-hyun

Kim Yong-hyun

Former Defense Minister

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

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Facing life imprisonment request

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 justiceโ€”the first of eight verdicts from his December 3, 2024 martial law declaration.

Updated May 21