The former president of South Korea may be sentenced to death.

According to information from Reuters, Yoon and his associate, then-Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun, began developing a plan to suspend parliamentary activities and usurp legislative powers in October 2023.

The prosecution claims that Yoon sought to discredit his political opponents, particularly opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, by declaring them "anti-state forces," and attempted to detain them.

Additionally, Yoon and Kim allegedly tried to create a basis for declaring martial law by escalating tensions with North Korea through a secret operation involving drones.

Nevertheless, 65-year-old Yoon Suk-yeol rejects all the charges against him.

The case is currently in the debate stage, and a court decision is expected to be issued in February, a year after Yoon's impeachment and removal from office by the Constitutional Court.

It is worth noting that there have been no executions in South Korea since 1997, although the death penalty itself has not been formally abolished.