nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/92ecdfe11ca5bdbb DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260225s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/92ecdfe11ca5bdbb doi eng 342 23 Lee, Josephina Author aut (orcid)0009-0004-9063-3350 The Price of Constitutional Subversion - Former South Korean President Found Guilty of Insurrection Lee, Josephina Verfassungsblog 2026-02-25 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On February 19, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection. The events leading to his conviction began with his declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024, which banned all political activity. The Court’s reasoning shows that Yoon’s actions struck at the heart of democracy. At the same time, his supporters’ persistent refusal to accept the verdict highlights a deeper problem: the fragility of democratic legitimacy in a polarized society. CC BY-SA 4.0 Insurrection Martial Law South Korean Constitutional Court Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/korea-president-insurrection-martial-law/ raw object