South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea and and justify declaring martial law at home.

A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol faces additional criminal charges as prosecutors allege that he flew drones over North Korea to deliberately create tensions and justify his plans to declare martial law.

A South Korean court has approved the new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor’s claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence.