South Korea’s Seoul court sentences ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for ordering drone flights into North Korea, according to multiple reports. The case centers on an October 2024 drone incursion into the North, which prosecutors and the court describe as intended to raise tensions on the peninsula. Prosecutors argue the drone operation was meant to create a pretext for Yoon’s failed martial law declaration on 3 December 2024. They say the drones were used to “fabricate wartime conditions,” undermining state security, and that Yoon conspired in the operation from the outset. The ruling also relies on charges including abuse of power and aiding the enemy. Several outlets note the sentence follows earlier proceedings in which Yoon was given a life term in February for leading an insurrection tied to his martial law attempt. Additional coverage frames the 30-year sentence as part of a series of convictions and continued legal outcomes against the former president following South Korea’s political turmoil in 2024.