South Korea's Seoul Central District Court found former President Yoon Suk Yeol guilty on July 27 of making false statements during his 2022 presidential campaign and handed him an 18-month suspended prison term; the ruling could lead to his 2022 electoral victory being nullified, a symbolic blow for the jailed ex-leader who is already serving a life sentence for the December 2024 martial law insurrection

South Korea's Seoul Central District Court on July 27 convicted former President Yoon Suk-yeol of violating the election law by making false statements during his 2022 presidential campaign, sentencing him to 18 months in prison suspended for three years; the ruling is separate from Yoon's other ongoing legal proceedings, including a seven-year sentence handed down by South Korea's Supreme Court on July 9 over obstruction of arrest tied to his December 2024 martial law declaration