S. Korean court to deliver verdict in ex-president's insurrection

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Police vehicles parked in front of the Seoul Central District Court ahead of the first-instance verdict in Yoon Suk-yeol's case in Seoul, S. Korea, February 18, 2026. /VCG

The Seoul Central District Court is set to deliver its verdict on Thursday in former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol's insurrection trial stemming from his December 2024 declaration of martial law, according to a local news agency.

The verdict hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. local time and will be broadcast live on national television, with Yoon in attendance.

On January 13, a special counsel team demanded the death penalty for Yoon, calling him the ringleader of an insurrection, which under South Korean criminal law carries a possible sentence of death or life imprisonment, with or without prison labor.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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